Deploy a Node.js App to DigitalOcean in 5 Minutes

Deploy a Node.js App to DigitalOcean in 5 Minutes Here's a story: last year around this time I deployed an app, celebrated, went to bed. Next morning? Site was down. Server had restarted overnight. Today I'm sharing my complete deployment workflow. No BS, just what works. My Setup I'm currently running 7 production apps using this exact setup. It's stable, affordable, and low-maintenance. Why DigitalOcean? I've tried AWS, Heroku, Vercel, Render, and a dozen others. DigitalOcean became my go-to.