Node.js & REST API

This is a simple Node.js application that uses Express.js to create a REST API. It has two endpoints: one that returns a status message, and another that fetches and returns average interest rates data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Fiscal Data API.

Prerequisites

1. Download Defang CLI
2. (Optional) If you are using Defang BYOC authenticate with your cloud provider account
3. (Optional for local development) Docker CLI

Development

To run the application locally, you can use the following command:

docker compose up --build

Configuration

For this sample, you will not need to provide configuration.

If you wish to provide configuration, see below for an example of setting a configuration for a value named API_KEY.

defang config set API_KEY

Deployment

Note

Download Defang CLI

Defang Playground

Deploy your application to the Defang Playground by opening up your terminal and typing:

defang compose up

BYOC (AWS)

If you want to deploy to your own cloud account, you can use Defang BYOC:

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Title: Node.js & REST API

Short Description: A simple Node.js application that creates a REST API and fetches data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Fiscal Data API.

Tags: Node.js, REST API, JavaScript

Languages: nodejs