Oryx packages node_modules after build step for my node js application. How do I disable this from happening?

Hi Alejandro Lazo

There isn't a direct way to disable this behavior. You need to manually handle the node_modules folder by moving it to a different location before deployment or regenerating it after deployment.

Oryx may zip node_modules during the build phase and expect the runtime environment to unzip it during startup. This is typically handled by the App Service startup script. If you're deploying to a custom container or using a non-standard startup command, the unzip step might be skipped.

To disable zipping entirely then add the following App Setting in your App Service:

SCM_DO_BUILD_DURING_DEPLOYMENT = true
ENABLE_NODE_MODULES_ZIP = false

If you can't disable the zip or you're in a custom environment, you can manually unzip it:

unzip -o /home/site/wwwroot/node_modules.zip -d /home/site/wwwroot/node_modules

Additional References:

https://github.com/microsoft/Oryx

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79609343/azure-app-service-deploying-tar-gz-instead-of-extracted-files-in-one-subscripti

Hope this helps!

Please Let me know if you have any queries.