NodeAdmin Panel

Modern Node.js hosting panel with Express, Next.js, MariaDB, PM2 and Apache reverse proxy support.

Ubuntu live deployment

Run the installer as root inside the project directory:

sudo APP_DOMAIN=admin.creatorsofcode.com bash scripts/install.sh

Optional environment overrides:

sudo APP_DOMAIN=admin.creatorsofcode.com API_PORT=4000 FRONTEND_PORT=3000 DB_NAME=nodeadmin DB_USER=nodeadmin DB_PASSWORD='strong-password' CERTBOT_EMAIL='admin@creatorsofcode.com' bash scripts/install.sh

What the installer does:

• installs Node.js, Apache, MariaDB, Certbot and PM2
• creates the MariaDB database and user
• copies .env.example to .env when needed
• switches URLs to production values
• runs Prisma generate, schema push, seed and both builds
• writes Apache reverse proxy config from apache/templates/nodeadmin.conf.template
• writes HTTPS Apache reverse proxy config from apache/templates/nodeadmin-ssl.conf.template
• keeps www. alias optional so certbot does not fail when only one hostname exists in DNS
• can ask for domain and Certbot email interactively
• can request the Let's Encrypt certificate automatically during install
• starts backend and frontend with PM2 using ecosystem.config.cjs

Zero-touch install example

sudo APP_DOMAIN=admin.creatorsofcode.com CERTBOT_EMAIL='admin@creatorsofcode.com' ENABLE_CERTBOT=1 WWW_ALIAS=0 bash scripts/install.sh

If you omit APP_DOMAIN, CERTBOT_EMAIL, or ENABLE_CERTBOT, the installer can ask interactively.

PM2 commands

Start:

pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs --env production

Restart:

pm2 restart ecosystem.config.cjs --env production

Logs:

pm2 logs

Deploy updated code:

bash scripts/deploy.sh

Deploy with schema push and seed:

RUN_MIGRATIONS=1 RUN_SEED=1 bash scripts/deploy.sh

Check a broken live server:

bash scripts/check-live.sh admin.creatorsofcode.com

Apache routing

• / -> Next.js frontend on 127.0.0.1:3000
• /api -> Express backend on 127.0.0.1:4000
• /socket.io -> Socket.IO backend on 127.0.0.1:4000
• /health -> backend health endpoint

SSL

Installer can request the certificate automatically. If you skip it during install, run this later:

sudo systemctl stop apache2
sudo certbot certonly --standalone -d admin.creatorsofcode.com -m admin@creatorsofcode.com --agree-tos --non-interactive
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo a2ensite nodeadmin-panel-ssl.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Important

Replace default secrets in .env before exposing the panel publicly.