MERN E-commerce VPS Deployment

I have a fully-built MERN stack store—including a React front-end, Node/Express API, MongoDB database and live Stripe integration—sitting in a private Git repo. I now need it running smoothly on my own VPS with a real domain, free of “works-on-my-machine” surprises.

What I will hand you:
• The complete source code and env template
• SSH access to the VPS and DNS panel

What I need back:
• React client and Express server built, served and reverse-proxied through Nginx
• Environment variables, MongoDB connection and Stripe keys wired for production
• PM2 (or a comparable process manager) watching the API and auto-restarting on crashes or deploys
• SSL certificate (Let’s Encrypt is fine) issued and renewed automatically
• End-to-end smoke test confirming checkout, user auth and catalog browsing work exactly as they do locally, with any deployment bugs patched on the spot

When you’re done, I expect to visit my domain over HTTPS, add a product to the cart, pay with Stripe’s test card and see the order appear in MongoDB—all without console errors or 502s. I’m ready to start as soon as you are.