Sections

• Prerequisite
• Create a simple node app
• Upload code to Github repository
• Deploy in Heroku with Github repository
• Configure environment variable

Prerequisite

• Make sure you have created an account in heroku and github

Create a simple node app

const express = require('express');
const app = express();

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
    res.send("Server is Running")
})

const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`App running on port ${port}...`);
});

Create a simple node app

• Login into Github Account
• Create New Repository

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• Create .gitignore file to ignore files such as ‘node_modules, .env and etc’
• Upload code into Github Repository via Git bash / Terminal

  •         git init
            git add .
            git commit -m "< commit message >"
            git branch -M master
            git remote add origin < your respository link >
            git push -u origin master
            
    

Deploy in Heroku with Github repository

• Login into Heroku Account

• New -> Create New App -> Enter project name and region

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• Select Github as Deployment Method

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• Setup Automate Deployment

  • Select the branch we wanted to trigger deployment when it’s updated / merged

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After the deployment is finished, you shall see your project in https://<your project name>.herokuapp.com

Configure environment variable

• Kindly select your project under dashboard project listing, then navigate to setting tab and select Reveal Config Var.

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• Now you’re able to enter the environment variable inside here such as JWT Secret key, Access token and etc

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