Still need node_modules + gem after compiling?

[ldanielw1]

I'm new to all of this - so I apologize if this question is rather naive...

But our prod environment is containerized, and part of that build is to call rake assets:precompile, which I hear also calls webpack compilation. Is it possible, to save space, for us to get rid of the node_modules after assets are compiled? And is there any possibility that, after that, there might even be the potential to strip out the react_on_rails gem from bundle (so that we don't need to have execjs / node.js installed in the container as well)?

[justin808]

yes on removing node modules and maybe all your JS code that got processed by webpack

no on removing the ruby gem

I hope that helps!

[ldanielw1]

That's very helpful! And do you know if there'd be any dangers to removing the react_on_rails gem from bundle in prod after precompilation?

[justin808]

the gem is not in the bundles produced by webpack

[ldanielw1]

Ah sry but could I delete it from the gem bundle?

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[justin808]

what is the gem bundle?

[ldanielw1]

When you run bundle and this gem and all of its dependencies get installed locally. Do I still need the gem installed for the runtime? Or is it only needed for build/compile-time?

[justin808]

Yes, all gems used by the Rails server are needed at runtime.

[ldanielw1]

Got it, so things would break even if I only deleted react_on_rails, and I've precompiled my assets?