Deploy Node.js application to Heroku

In the earlier post, created the node.js sample application. Now we will learn how to deploy node.js application to Heroku.
Installation process I have checked in Ubuntu system.

Prerequisites of Heroku

To deploy to Heroku, we need to push our application code to remote repository.

Step 1: We need download and install Heroku toolbelt by below command.

Step 2: To verify that your installation is successful, run the following command in your terminal

Output:

Step 3: Once toolbelt is running, then log in and use it

Deploying to Heroku

Create New App in Heroku, App name and select the region. In few seconds your app will ready.

Go to settings page and get the Git URL.

Run the below commands in your terminal

Step 1:

[APP Folder] – specify your application name

Step 2: Initialise the Git

Step 3: Add the remote Git repository application

Step 4: Check the versions

Step 5: Create Procfile file with below content

Step 6: To add files to Git

Step 7: To commit with message to Git

Step 8: To push files to Heroku

Once you have done this process, Heroku starts building our application and deploys as well. After deployment is finished then your application will be access at https://anillabs.herokuapp.com/