Shopify Example

Shopify is a leading e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create scalable online stores and sell their products. This tutorial will provide detailed steps on how to deploy your Shopify app on Flightcontrol.

Prerequisites

Retrieve Environment Variables

Web apps developed using Shopify require environment variables for configuration purposes. You need to retrieve these variables and set them on the Flightcontrol dashboard to deploy your app successfully. Follow the steps below to obtain these variables:

Navigate to your app directory by running:

cd your-shopify-app

Run the following command on your terminal to retrieve your environment variables:

npm run shopify app env show

Take note of the SCOPES, SHOPIFY_API_KEY, and the SHOPIFY_API_SECRET values. These are the variables you will set on your Flightcontrol Dashboard.

Add the following line to your Dockerfile, underneath the existing line for the SHOPIFY_API_KEY

Dockerfile

ENV HOST=$FC_URL

Add a Health Check Path Locally

A health path is a specific endpoint used to monitor the status of your Shopify app. It is used by load balancers, monitoring systems, or container orchestration tools to ensure your Shopify app is running and functioning correctly.

Configure your health check path by adding this block of code to your index.js file

index.js

app.get("/healthz", (req, res) => {
  res.status(200).send()
})

Configuration Options

Flightcontrol provides two options to deploy your Shopify app:

Upload your Shopify app to GitHub
Connect your project using GitHub
Select a GUI config type
Select your environment
Add a service
Configure the following settings in the service

Build System:
- Build Type: Custom Dockerfile
Port: 8081
Health Check Path: /healthz

Add an AWS region 8. Set your SCOPES, SHOPIFY_API_KEY, and SHOPIFY_API_SECRET environment variables 9. Click “Create Project” and complete any required steps (like linking your AWS account).

When your deployment

Update URLs in the Partner Dashboard

Once your application has been deployed, it is necessary to update the URLs in your app settings so that the app can be tested and used. Update the following settings to point to your hosted app:

App URL: The base URL of your app. The app URL should match your HOST environment variable.
Allowed redirection URL(s): The callback URL for your app. This is the same as the app URL, with /api/auth/callback appended.

From the Partner Dashboard, go to Apps.

Select the app that you deployed to Flightcontrol.
On the App setup page, in the URLs section, update the App URL and Allowed redirection URL(s) settings. This is an example of Flightcontrol’s URL after deploying your Shopify app:

Hosting provider	App URL	Allowed redirection URLs
Flightcontrol	https://my-app.flightcontrol.dev	https://my-app.flightcontrol.dev/api/auth/callback

Test the app

After you update your app URLs in the Partner Dashboard, you can test the app in a development store to make sure it’s configured correctly.

In the Partner Dashboard, go to your app’s Overview page. In the Test your app section, click Select store and then choose a store to test the app.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you deployed a Shopify app using the Flightcontrol Dashboard or flightcontrol.json file. You also updated your app URL to match your Host name and tested out the app.

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