Is it possible to use React/Redux/Saga application without back-end

Question

Previously I used React/Redux/Saga just as "presentation" layer of an application with Ruby/Rails and Nodejs back-end.
Currently there are couple of back-end services (which I don't control) I should use for authentication and fetching data in my React/Redux/Saga application.
On my local machine I can run my React/Redux app with help of webpack-dev-server, so it could receive requests from browser.

But what about production environment? Is it possible to deploy React/Redux/Saga application without Nginx, Nodejs, Rails?

Answer 1

For sure. It depends on what are you going to use for deployment. Fe in our projects, we use IIS server for this. It would be published as a simple web app with configurated fallback settings.

Answer 2

Yes you can. You can bundle your app to a standalone working "single page" app with webpack. There are multiple good tutorials and examples on the web if you google.

Another simple solution is to use create-react-app . With this tool you can build your app with a single command and then deploy it to your desired hosting environment.

Create React App

Create React apps with no build configuration.

• Getting Started – How to create a new app.
• User Guide – How to develop apps bootstrapped with Create React App.

Create React App works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Quick Overview

 npm install -g create-react-app create-react-app my-app cd my-app/ npm start