React Static

This guide shows you how to deploy a React Static application to Edgio.

Before proceeding, you will need an Edgio property. Create one now if you do not already have one.

System Requirements

Install Node.js 14.x

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Install the Edgio CLI

If you have not already done so, install the Edgio CLI.

Bash
npm i -g @layer0/cli@latest

Create a new React Static app

If you don’t already have a React Static app, create one by running the following:

Bash
npm i -g react-static
react-static create
cd project-name # The root directory of your project

You can verify your app works by running it locally with:

1yarn start

Configuring your React Static app for Edgio

Initialize your project

In the root directory of your project run 0 init:

10 init

This will automatically update your package.json and add all of the required Edgio dependencies and files to your project. These include:

The @layer0/core package - Allows you to declare routes and deploy your application on Edgio
The @layer0/prefetch package - Allows you to configure a service worker to prefetch and cache pages to improve browsing speed
layer0.config.js - A configuration file for Edgio
routes.js - A default routes file that sends all requests to React Static.

Configure the routes

Update routes.js at the root of your project to the following:

JavaScript
// This file was added by layer0 init.
// You should commit this file to source control.

import { Router } from '@layer0/core/router'

export default new Router()
  // Prevent search engine bot(s) from indexing
  // Read more on: https://docs.layer0.co/guides/cookbook#blocking-search-engine-crawlers
  .noIndexPermalink()
  .static('dist', ({ cache }) => {
    cache({
      edge: {
        maxAgeSeconds: 60 * 60 * 60 * 365,
        forcePrivateCaching: true,
      },
      browser: {
        maxAgeSeconds: 0,
        serviceWorkerSeconds: 60 * 60 * 24,
      },
    })
  })

Refer to the Routing guide for the full syntax of the routes.js file and how to configure it for your use case.

Run the React Static app locally on Edgio

Create a production build of your app by running the following in your project’s root directory:

1npm run build

Test your app with the Sites on your local machine by running the following command in your project’s root directory:

10 dev

Load the site http://127.0.0.1:3000

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