login
heroku login
create app
heroku create
or heroku create your_name
clone the example
git clone https://github.com/zoutepopcorn/herokuworld
cd herokuworld
visit app in your browser
https://your_name.herokuapp.com/
Optional test it local:
heroku local web
check: lolhost:5000
So whats different to a normal node.js app? package.json
"scripts": {
"start": "node index.js"
},
"engines": {
"node": "7.6.0"
}
index.js
process.env.PORT
Local port: 5000. Heroku will map it to port 80 on your app url.