Question 1

How to deploy a Lad app to production with SSL?

Accepted Answer

Lad provides detailed steps using Ansible playbooks, PM2, and manual SSL certificate setup from providers like Namecheap. Follow the Deployment guide in the README, which involves configuring environment variables and running multiple playbooks for servers.

Question 2

Lad vs Express: which is better for building a REST API?

Accepted Answer

Lad includes built-in API versioning, rate limiting, and pagination, making it more feature-rich out-of-the-box. Express is minimalist and requires more manual setup, so choose Lad for batteries-included tooling or Express for maximum customization.

Question 3

How to add a custom OAuth provider like GitHub authentication in Lad?

Accepted Answer

Configure environment variables such as GITHUB_CLIENT_ID and enable AUTH_GITHUB_ENABLED in the .env file. Lad uses its passport package under the hood, with setup instructions in the Authentication Methods section.

Question 4

Can I use React with Lad instead of the default Pug templates?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Lad allows integration with React, Vue, or Angular, though it defaults to Pug for server-side rendering. You'll need additional setup, as the framework is optimized for Pug but supports front-end frameworks with custom configuration.

Question 5

What are the performance benchmarks for Lad's microservices?

Accepted Answer

Lad uses separate processes for webapp, API, job scheduler, and proxy, which can improve scalability but requires monitoring. Performance features include HTTP/2, compression, and S3/CloudFront asset handling, but specific benchmarks are not provided in the README.

Question 6

How to handle email sending without Postmark in Lad?

Accepted Answer

You can swap the transport provider in the jobs/email.js file, as Lad uses Nodemailer under the hood. The README mentions Postmark as the default, but other services like Gmail can be configured with custom transport settings.

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