That will depend what you use in the backend of the website. You use any npm packages? Epxress or something similar?
#how to set up an existing website to accept API call? (jsx)
shadow whale
shadow whale
The website (mine) is just front end
What do you mean by, just front end? Like for a website to work, you need a server that will send your website to the requester. What do you use for it?
granite lark
I will reply Home as im away atm. Will resume in 1 hour
granite lark
@shadow whale At the moment, the website is a static page hosted by GitHub on pages, but I'm planning on starting, and finishing the API thing while troubleshooting it on my machine, then migrating the whole website or the backend to a VPS or a website hosting platform. I'm not yet sure how I will do some of these things but I will see.
shadow whale
<@145723964767862785> At the moment, the website is a static page hosted by GitH...
With a static site, you will need to check if github let's you make apis. Normally statics sites doesn't let you do this
granite lark
With a static site, you will need to check if github let's you make apis. Normal...
I know that GitHub doesn't allow any backend because its, yeah a static page
therefore I will migrate the website somewhere else once I finish the Backend
but I don't even know where to start with the backend
shadow whale
Make sense. With a backend now you will be able to
granite lark
I did check some guides and "tutorials" of how to proceed, yet its either not helpful or hard to understand
can you do a quick overview of all I need?
shadow whale
Yes. What do you use for the backend ? Lang and technology?
granite lark
I have an idea of something, and it basically goes like
user sends a json of lets say STRING "abcd"
I want to process it with my C++ project
processed string goes back and is shown
I do know C++, C# and some js but I can't think of what to use for the backend
the project itself is C++ but C++ backend is pain imo
shadow whale
Your choice. I cannot really help more without knowing what you want to use
shadow whale
The technology you will use to make the backend. For example, in javascript, expressjs is a popular package to make webservers
granite lark
Is it a pain to learn in comparison to other packages?
shadow whale
Expressjs is quite simple
granite lark
This helped. I did check other guides and there were packages I've never heard about and some I did, which confused me enough
Either ways, off topic but do you know a good service where I could host the website? (since pages does not allow API calls)
shadow whale
I mainly use contabo or ovh for vps. I don't know if there is any good free one. I know ovh prices are a bit higher. There is also hetzner. You should check online for vps and check which one would fit your pricing range
granite lark
Will check Contabo out, although I know some of their Prices and its actually considerable