Switch to static export to avoid memory issues on cPanel

Author: bryanmax9

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build & Deploy Next.js to cPanel (Dynamic)
+name: Build & Deploy Next.js to cPanel (Static Export)
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -19,39 +19,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Build Next.js app
+      - name: Build Next.js app (Static Export)
         env:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL }}
           MONGODB_URI: ${{ secrets.MONGODB_URI }}
           JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
           BREVO_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.BREVO_API_KEY }}
-        run: npm run build
+        run: npm run build # produces out/
 
       - name: Deploy via FTP to cPanel
         uses: SamKirkland/[email protected]
         with:
           server: ${{ secrets.FTP_HOST }}
           username: ${{ secrets.FTP_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASS }}
-          local-dir: ./
+          local-dir: out/
           server-dir: /
           exclude: |
             **/.git*
             **/.github*
             **/node_modules/**
             **/*.map
             **/.next/cache/**
-            **/out/**
             **/.env*
             **/README.md
             **/deploy.yml
             **/deploy.sh
 
       - name: Notify deployment completion
         run: |
-          echo "🚀 Deployment completed!"
-          echo "📝 Manual steps required:"
-          echo "   1. Go to cPanel → Node.js Apps"
-          echo "   2. Click 'Install Dependencies'"
-          echo "   3. Click 'Build Application'"
-          echo "   4. Click 'Start Application'"
+          echo "🚀 Static deployment completed!"
+          echo "✅ Your site is now live at: https://csulb.acm.org/acm"
+          echo "📝 No manual steps required - static hosting!"

.htaccess

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Node.js App Configuration
+# Static Hosting Configuration
 RewriteEngine On
 
-# Handle Next.js routing
+# Handle Next.js routing for static export
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
-RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.html [QSA,L]
+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /acm/index.html [QSA,L]
 
 # Security headers
 Header always set X-Frame-Options DENY

next.config.mjs

@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
-  // Dynamic deployment - no static export
-  // output: "export", // static export
-  // images: { unoptimized: true }, // needed when exporting
-
-  // Enable image optimization for better performance
-  images: {
-    domains: ["localhost", "csulb.acm.org"], // Add your domain here
-  },
+  // Static export for cPanel - uses much less memory
+  output: "export",
+  images: { unoptimized: true }, // needed when exporting
 
   // Configure for subfolder deployment
   basePath: "/acm",