React.js Hosting India
React.js hosting for a Vite or Create React App build is static file hosting: upload dist/, add an index.html rewrite, and it runs on WebJi® Linux shared hosting from ₹299 a month before 18% GST. Server-rendered React (Next.js SSR or an Express API) needs a Node runtime on the India-server VPS from ₹499 a month.
For developers and agencies in India deploying React single-page apps who need the right plan, the upload steps and the routing fix.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What does React.js hosting actually need?
A client-side React app needs only a web server that returns static files and sends every unknown route back to index.html. Running npm run build turns JSX, components and imports into plain HTML, CSS and hashed JavaScript files; no Node process runs on the server after that. Hosting needs change only when React is rendered on the server.
| Project type | Build output | Runs on |
|---|---|---|
| Vite + React (SPA) | dist/ with hashed files in dist/assets/ | Shared or static hosting |
| Create React App (legacy) | build/ with files in build/static/ | Shared or static hosting |
| Next.js with output: 'export' | out/ of pre-rendered pages | Shared or static hosting |
| Next.js SSR, API routes, or React plus an Express backend | A server process that must stay running | Node.js-capable VPS |
The React team stopped recommending Create React App for new projects in February 2025; most new SPAs start with Vite, which also builds faster. Existing CRA builds still host exactly the same way.
Who hosts a React.js app on shared hosting, and who needs a VPS?
Freelancers, agencies and product teams shipping dashboards, portfolios, booking front-ends and admin panels as single-page apps can stay on shared hosting. The app calls its data from an API somewhere else, so the host only serves files. Move to a VPS when your own server code has to run alongside the front-end.
- Agency client sites built in React with a headless CMS or Firebase backend — shared hosting.
- Internal tools and admin panels that call an existing Laravel, Django or .NET API — shared hosting, with the API on its own plan.
- SaaS front-ends where SEO matters for marketing pages — consider Next.js hosting for server-rendered or exported pages.
- MERN stacks with an Express server and websockets — Node.js hosting on a VPS.
How much does React.js hosting cost in India?
A static React build runs on WebJi® Linux shared hosting from ₹299 a month (Webji Launch) before 18% GST; an app that renders on the server needs the India-server VPS from ₹499 a month plus GST. Prepaying a year of Webji Launch costs ₹2,868, about ₹239 a month, against ₹3,588 for 12 monthly payments.
| Plan | ₹/month | 1-year (₹) | Suits | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webji Launch | ₹299 | ₹2,868 | One SPA or portfolio build on 1 domain, 20 GB storage | Order → |
| Webji Turbo | ₹399 | ₹3,828 | One domain with unlimited storage; app plus staging on subdomains | Order → |
| Webji Scale | ₹699 | ₹6,588 | Agencies hosting client apps on separate domains (unlimited domains) | Order → |
| India-server VPS | from ₹499 | Quoted at order | Next.js SSR, Express APIs, PM2 processes | See sizes → |
Monthly prices and plan limits from WebJi® billing, 14 November 2026; 1-year prices from WebJi®'s published plan table, read 4 November 2026. Larger VPS sizes are quoted before you pay. Compare every plan on the pricing page.
How to deploy a React build to WebJi® shared hosting
Build locally, upload the contents of dist/ (or build/) into public_html, then add a rewrite so deep links load index.html. Upload the folder's contents, not the folder itself, or the site will sit one directory too deep.
- Run
npm run build. Vite writes to dist/, Create React App to build/. - Open File Manager or connect by SFTP and upload everything inside that folder to public_html, or to the subdomain's document root.
- Create a .htaccess file in the same folder with the rewrite rules below.
- Enable the free SSL certificate for the domain and confirm the site loads over https.
- Open a nested route such as /dashboard/settings, press refresh, and check it loads instead of returning 404.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.html [L]
</IfModule>Repeat uploads can be automated from a repository; the Git deployment guide covers pushing builds without manual uploads.
Fixing React Router 404s, subfolders and caching
React Router handles URLs in the browser, so the server must answer every non-file path with index.html; otherwise a refreshed deep link returns 404. On Apache or LiteSpeed that is the .htaccess above. On an NGINX VPS the equivalent sits in the server block.
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
location /assets/ {
expires 1y;
add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
}- Subfolder deploy: set
base: '/app/'in vite.config.js (or"homepage"in package.json for CRA) and the samebasenameon the router, and point the rewrite at /app/index.html. - Caching: hashed files in assets/ can be cached for a year; keep index.html uncached so new releases show at once.
- Environment variables: Vite only exposes names starting with VITE_, CRA only REACT_APP_. They are baked into the bundle at build time and visible to anyone, so never put API secrets in them.
React.js hosting vs Next.js, Node.js and static site hosting
Pick plain React.js hosting when the whole UI renders in the browser and data comes from an external API; pick Next.js or Node.js hosting when HTML must be generated on the server. Search engines can render client-side apps, but marketing pages that must rank are safer pre-rendered.
- Static site hosting — for Hugo, Astro or Eleventy sites with no client-side router.
- Next.js hosting — for React with SSR, ISR or API routes, or a static export.
- Node.js hosting — for an Express, NestJS or socket server behind the React UI.
Support for a stuck deploy is by email at support@webji.services, 24/7 in Hindi and English, with an average first reply under 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install Node.js on the server to host a React app?
No, not for a client-side app. Node is needed on your own computer to run the build; the server only serves the finished HTML, CSS and JavaScript. A server-side Node runtime is required only for SSR frameworks or a backend API.
Why is my React site showing a blank white page after upload?
Usually the asset paths are wrong. If the app lives in a subfolder, set base in vite.config.js or homepage in package.json, rebuild and upload again. Open the browser console: 404 errors on .js files confirm a path problem rather than a code error.
Can I host the React front-end and a PHP or Laravel API on one plan?
Yes. Put the React build in the main domain's folder and the API on a subdomain such as api.yourdomain.in, each with its own document root. Exclude /api from the React rewrite if both share one domain.
Is a React SPA bad for Google rankings?
Not for logged-in tools or dashboards, which do not need to rank. For public pages, Google can render JavaScript but may index them later and less reliably, so pre-rendering with a static export or SSR is the safer choice for landing pages.
How many React apps fit on one shared hosting plan?
Each build is usually a few megabytes, so storage is rarely the limit. Webji Launch and Turbo host one domain each, so an app and its staging copy share it as subdomains; Webji Scale is the shared plan for apps on several separate domains.
Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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