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# React project help

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Joe Dennis (@joeonemana-gmailcom) · 2024-07-24

Hi there,

Does Vercel support a react.js frontend and a node.js backend without a complicated VPS?

Thanks :)


Sebastian (@webmonkey) · 2024-07-24 · ♥ 1

This depends on your actual backend architecture. Vercel does not support running servers (e.g. `npm run start`, `node app.js`, etc.), but you could use Express.js, for example.

You can learn more in these Articles:
- [Why does npm run start not work on Vercel?](https://vercel.com/guides/npm-run-start-not-working)
- [ Using Express.js with Vercel](https://vercel.com/guides/using-express-with-vercel)


Joe Dennis (@joeonemana-gmailcom) · 2024-07-24

Thanks for the reply.

Does that mean I can use axios like this
 const res = await axios.post('http://localhost:8383/lesson/lesson-run', sentData, {
                  headers:{
                    'Authorization': `Bearer ${userData.acessToken}`
                  }
                })

and then process that request on the server side? My server side handles logins and the above example will fire a request to an external API and return it's response.