Module 12: Production & Deployment

Learn production deployment strategies, build optimization, environment configuration, and monitoring for React applications.

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Production & Deployment

Learn production deployment strategies, build optimization, environment configuration, and monitoring for React applications.

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Build Optimization

Master build optimization techniques to create fast, efficient production builds of your React applications.

Content by: Praveen Kumar

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Webpack Configuration

Learn to configure Webpack for optimal production builds with code splitting, tree shaking, and asset optimization.

Code Splitting Strategies

Code Example
// Dynamic imports for code splitting
const LazyComponent = React.lazy(() => import('./LazyComponent'));

// Route-based code splitting
const Home = React.lazy(() => import('./pages/Home'));
const About = React.lazy(() => import('./pages/About'));

// Component-based code splitting
const HeavyComponent = React.lazy(() => 
    import('./HeavyComponent').then(module => ({
        default: module.HeavyComponent
    }))
);
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Bundle Analysis

Code Example
// webpack-bundle-analyzer setup
const BundleAnalyzerPlugin = require('webpack-bundle-analyzer').BundleAnalyzerPlugin;

module.exports = {
    plugins: [
        new BundleAnalyzerPlugin({
            analyzerMode: 'static',
            openAnalyzer: false,
            reportFilename: 'bundle-report.html'
        })
    ]
};

// Package.json script
"scripts": {
    "analyze": "npm run build && npx webpack-bundle-analyzer build/static/js/*.js"
}
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Asset Optimization

Code Example
// Image optimization
import { optimize } from 'webpack-image-loader';

module.exports = {
    module: {
        rules: [
            {
                test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif|svg)$/,
                use: [
                    {
                        loader: 'file-loader',
                        options: {
                            name: '[name].[hash:8].[ext]'
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        loader: 'image-webpack-loader',
                        options: {
                            mozjpeg: { progressive: true, quality: 65 },
                            optipng: { enabled: false },
                            pngquant: { quality: [0.65, 0.90], speed: 4 },
                            gifsicle: { interlaced: false }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
};
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Performance Optimization

  • Enable gzip compression
  • Use CDN for static assets
  • Implement service workers
  • Optimize images and fonts
  • Minimize bundle size
  • Use production builds

Mini-Project: Optimized Build Setup

Code Example
// Complete webpack configuration for production
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
const TerserPlugin = require('terser-webpack-plugin');
const OptimizeCSSAssetsPlugin = require('optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin');

module.exports = {
    mode: 'production',
    entry: './src/index.js',
    output: {
        path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build'),
        filename: 'static/js/[name].[contenthash:8].js',
        chunkFilename: 'static/js/[name].[contenthash:8].chunk.js',
        clean: true
    },
    optimization: {
        minimize: true,
        minimizer: [
            new TerserPlugin({
                terserOptions: {
                    parse: { ecma: 8 },
                    compress: { ecma: 5 },
                    mangle: { ecma: 5 },
                    output: { ecma: 5 }
                }
            }),
            new OptimizeCSSAssetsPlugin()
        ],
        splitChunks: {
            chunks: 'all',
            cacheGroups: {
                vendor: {
                    test: /[\\/]node_modules[\\/]/,
                    name: 'vendors',
                    chunks: 'all'
                }
            }
        }
    },
    module: {
        rules: [
            {
                test: /\.(js|jsx)$/,
                exclude: /node_modules/,
                use: {
                    loader: 'babel-loader',
                    options: {
                        presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-react']
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                test: /\.css$/,
                use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader']
            }
        ]
    },
    plugins: [
        new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
            template: './public/index.html',
            minify: {
                removeComments: true,
                collapseWhitespace: true,
                removeRedundantAttributes: true
            }
        }),
        new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
            filename: 'static/css/[name].[contenthash:8].css'
        })
    ]
};
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Additional Resources

📚 Recommended Reading

  • React Production Deployment Guide
  • Webpack Optimization Guide
  • Docker for React Applications
  • Monitoring Best Practices

🌐 Online Resources

  • React Deployment Tutorial
  • Performance Optimization Guide
  • CI/CD Pipeline Setup
  • Production Monitoring Tools

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