Professional Angular Application Hosting on Square Cloud

Complete guide for developing and hosting high-performance Angular applications on Square Cloud.

Professional Angular Application Development

• Before starting, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system. If you don’t have them yet, you can download them from the official Node.js website.
• Next, create an account on Square Cloud through the signup page. You can use your email to register quickly.
• Finally, ensure you have an active paid plan on your account. You can view and purchase a plan according to your needs here.

Angular Configuration

To create an Angular project, you need to install the Angular CLI. Run the following command:

npm install -g @angular/cli

Now create a new Angular project:

ng new my-angular-app

Then install the project dependencies:

cd my-angular-app
npm install

Creating an Angular Project

To start your local development server, run:

ng serve --port 4200

Angular will start a development server, usually available at http://localhost:4200.

To generate a simple component, use:

ng generate component hello

You can edit the generated template in:

src/app/hello/hello.component.html

Creating the Square Cloud Configuration File

Learn more about: how to create the configuration file for Square Cloud.

The squarecloud.app file defines your application’s name, description, version, build settings, main file, and more.

Purchasing a Plan Before Uploading the Project

Before deploying your project to Square Cloud, ensure you have an active plan that meets your application’s resource needs.

Unsure how much RAM and CPU an Angular application needs? Angular is a full-featured compiled framework that generates optimized static files for production. For most Angular projects, the Standard plan with 4GB RAM and 4vCPU is more than enough. For larger enterprise applications, consider upgrading to the Pro plan.

Building Angular for Production

Before uploading your project to Square Cloud, build the production bundle:

ng build --configuration production

Angular will generate the optimized static files inside the dist/{PROJECT_NAME} folder.

Express library

To serve your static project on Square Cloud, ensure your server correctly delivers static files. To use Node.js with Express, a common setup is:

server.js

import express from 'express';
import path from 'path';

const app = express();

app.use(express.static({'dist/'}));

app.get('*', (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile('dist/index.html');
});

app.listen(80, () => console.log('Server running on port 80'));

Serve library

Installing the Serve Library

To install the serve library, navigate to your project directory in the terminal and run the following command:

npm install serve@14.2.3

This command installs version 14.2.3 of the serve library. If you want to install the latest version, you can omit the @14.2.3.

Configuring the Startup Script

After installing the serve library, you need to configure your project's startup script to use serve. To do this, open your project's package.json file and add a new script called start:prod:

"scripts": {
  "start:prod": "serve -s dist -l 80",
  ...
}

In the start:prod script, serve -s build -l 80 does the following:

• serve: This is the command to start the serve server.
• -s dist: The -s option serves the dist directory in single-page application mode. This means all not-found requests will be redirected to index.html. The dist directory is commonly created when you run npm run build.
• -l 80: The -l option followed by 80 tells serve to listen on port 80. Port 80 is the default port for HTTP traffic.

Uploading the Project to Square Cloud

After preparing your project, you can upload it to Square Cloud using the dashboard or the CLI.

Upload via Dashboard

Access the Square Cloud Dashboard and upload your project files.

Additional Resources

For more information about Angular, visit the official documentation here.

Troubleshooting

Custom Domain

To use a custom domain (e.g., mysite.com) instead of the default URL https://mysite.squareweb.app/, you need the Standard plan or higher. The subdomain is defined by the SUBDOMAIN field in the configuration file. See: How to set up your custom domain.

Minimum RAM Requirements

Minimum: 512MB RAM for simple websites/APIs. For sites with frameworks (Next.JS, React, Vue, Angular, etc.), we always recommend at least 1GB RAM. For larger applications, use more RAM to avoid LACK_OF_RAM error and ensure performance.

Could not find this site.

Check if the subdomain/domain matches what's configured in the SUBDOMAIN field or in the custom domain settings. If you just uploaded the site, wait up to 60 seconds for Square to enable first access.

Site took too long to respond...

Check if you correctly configured port 80 and host 0.0.0.0 in the application. We recommend using Square's forced environment variables: PORT and HOST from the .env file.

If you continue facing technical difficulties, our specialized support team is available to assist you. Contact us and we'll be happy to help you resolve any issue.