Deploy starter store front

[heady perch]

has anyone been able to properly build and deploy the starter store front?
i have been trying to do this for a couple of days now and i always get fetch failed error on build. my guess is its a nextjs issue but i would love some insight on how to fix that problem when deploying the starter store front.

[signal turtle]

hi. could you share the errors you get?

[heady perch]

this is the error i see in the logs. i tried sending request using the container name for the api and using a domain name. the error is the same

[hexed thunder]

Where are you trying to deploy? What is the value of MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL env variable?

Where do you have the backend deployed?

It seems the build is failing while trying to generate static params for the collection detail pages. Specifically, by making a request to a 'store_backend' hostname it can't find.

My guess is you have your backend url misconfigured.

[heady perch]

i am deploying on company servers. the value of medusa_backend_url is the "store_backend". it used to be the domain name that was allocated for the backend. but i had a feeling that the reason that the build was failing was because nginx is responsible for building the store front and serving the backend too. so i was trying to send requests to the container for the backend. deploying on vercel works however

and i checked the urls. they seem to be correct'

[hexed thunder]

So for your company server You are deploying storefront and server through Docker. If that is the case i would make sure the backend is fully ready before the storefront build starts.

Also, i am not so profficient in Docker, but that store_backend value is not being resolver as a valid host

[heady perch]

yea that was my attempt after sending requests through nginx failed. thanks a lot i appreciate the help

[pine canopy]

make sure, your backend is already built and running, cuz if the backend is not running at the expected URL it won't be able to connect and will fail

[bronze grotto]

Have you created the Publishable key for the storefront and also added the NextJS url as part of the auth and store cors?

[heady perch]

@bronze grotto @pine canopy thanks guys. I already fixed it but i really appreciate the help

[pine canopy]

You are welcome.
Also, can you post what the exact problem was and what solution you came up with?
This will help others people who might run into similar problems.

[heady perch]

The problem was exactly what you said. Since i was serving both the backend and the store from nginx i was trying to build the store when the nginx wasnt ready. So i send requests using the container name duing build and when everything is up i use the domain name

[pine canopy]

o.o
that's a good approach.
better than having to wait for the backend to start then do the frontend.