Can I deploy a MERN app whose both frontend folder and backend folder are on the same Github repo?

Question

so its my first time deploying an app, I have googled a lot and tried a lot but was not quite able to find the answer. I have a github repo https://github.com/JokubasTolocka/Movie_app which has both frontend and backend folders. During many tries, I have deployed a github page for frontend and everything works as long as I run the backend locally. Whenever I shut down my VScode the github deployments page returns 404 not found. How can I deploy my backend so that I can use this project in my portfolio? Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

Answer 1

I am also a beginner and was in the same situation, I still want to know how to deploy from the same repo.

I did a quick workaround for my case: I separated both the into different repositories using git subtree command, Check step-by-step instructions here: Detach (move) subdirectory into separate Git repository

Any further help on this question will be appreciated.