Deploy a Express.js project on Heroku

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Deploy a Express.js project on Heroku

Step by step from command line by Steve Tuan

Quick start

Change app.js to dynamic port

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000
app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Example app listening on port ${PORT}!`))

Declare process types with Procfile

web: node app.js

Configure database MongodDb(mlab) - Mysql(JawsDb through sequelPro)

• MongoDb: change url provided by Mlab
• Mysql: host, user, password

Git

$ git init
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "init"

Create Heroku app

$ heroku create myfirstexpress

Deploy on Heroku

$ git push heroku master

Open

$ heroku open
http://myfirstexpress.herokuapp.com/

Reference

Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku