sh: remix not found if I use NODE_ENV=production on deployment on a VPS?

[deadcoder0904]

how do i fix this?

i use NODE_ENV=production to name my sqlite database differently on local & production.

currently, i removed it from .env on production but I'd like to use it.

what's the solution to go about it?

[deadcoder0904]

I went with remix-serve ./build/index.js in package.json & used NODE_ENV=production as my Remix app throws error if I don't add required environment variables.

I think this should be mentioned in the docs as lots of people have faced this issue. I read it on some issue or discussion.

[deadcoder0904]

no, it didn't work. i guess it used a previous cache where i removed NODE_ENV=production so it installed the dev dependency. how do i make it work in production?

[deadcoder0904]

so the solution to this is to move @remix-run/dev in dependency instead of devDependency & it'll work.

better explanation by jacob on the discord channel:

i still have a totally unrelated error on hydration that i plan to solve.