Deploy your first App with Heroku and Node.js

In this Tutorial, I walk you through how to deploy a simple Node.js app to Heroku.
Here is the source code for the app I used:
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[@willyang6640]

A complete deployment video that's under 10 minutes? Not sure what's better, the application or the teacher. Thanks for the video man.

[@JAllen-tx3di]

I completely agree.

[@Jeff-ps5tg]

4 years later and I just wanted to thank you. I made it to the blank screen on my own but the procfile part helped me get the rest of the way.

[@rushabhtrivedy2134]

I'm not a programmer, and I swear this was one of THE most helpful tutorials I've ever watched. Thank you for this Jonny!

[@GabrielArghire]

At 5:38 , for those that are not on Linux or Mac to run that command. Make sure you have "Git bash", then go to your app folder, right click on it, and select "Git Bash Here". Run the command shown in video "touch Procfile" and then you can return to the instructions in the video.

[@danielmadison4451]

Jonny, you win. Everything you did was correct (the first time), your explanation was clear, and IT WORKED. Great Job.

[@cadethacker]

0:52 seconds in and already giving it a thumbs up. Exactly what I was looking for!

[@tusimegodwin283]

I have searched the entire internet to solve my deployment errors but in vein and you just did it in 8 minutes, my problem was just with the PORT. Thank you so much

[@xoxoo4877]

Thank youu so much! Procfile or in package.json put "scripts":{"start":"node name_of_starting_script.js"}

[@zeke72]

what is starting_script isn't in root directory but in a subfolder ?

[@ridz4912]

YOU SAVED ME 2 DAYS ! Yes, I was struggling with the docs for this specific thing for 2 days but this video solved it in 3 mins. Thanks a ton man !

[@joharkhan6789]

Yo nothing can be straight forward and simple than this. Thanx man

[@lasue7244]

Documentation was superb Heroku is always telling you what to do next, and instructor show it very clearly nice job!

[@andrewwthomas]

I struggled for ages to deploy my first app. The procfile saved me. Thank you so much!

[@musicvideosf0ryou]

2 years later and it still works! Thanks so much for the great tutorial!

[@Pareshbpatel]

An excellent introduction to the deployment of a Node.js Application to Heroku. Thank you. {2021-11-16}

[@kennyakins3536]

Thanks man 😀, first time using Heroku , i tried deploying through GitHub, and forgot to add the Procfile 😂, you really helped man👍

[@pranjalchourasia9923]

Man, u are a lifesaver! I made a small mistake by declaring PORT=3000 and my app was not working. After editing it, now its working fine

[@lemmelovu]

Using this in 2020 and heroku knows everything!! Deployed and worked perfectly without creating any Procfile.Good times to be a developer I guess.

[@MikeZacarini]

Best video on free web hosting for node. Thank you very much. Now I will be able to showcase portfolio and make fun stuff to get to know things arround

[@sanjamsinghkalsi5937]

Love from India!

[@JonnyKalambay]

So happy to hear that Sanjam - Congratulations!

[@DaniiyOoP]

Thank you so much! I was having a mental breakdown with this... :D

[@JAllen-tx3di]

you have 404 comments lol....I appreciate your clear, calm, and concise explanation. Very helpful. Subscribing now!

[@vitorspinheiro9944]

man -you saved my life - i starting learning heroku like..yesterday so your example was great- thanks a lot - from a developer from Brazil o/

[@Technologiegamer777]

Thank you! My teacher Johnny S. send me this and it helped me launch my first application for my class!

[@tanvinarsapur5826]

Thank you very much for the video! I was struggling over this for the last 2 days and the video solved my problem instantly.

[@luisgraterolpalumbo3200]

This video has saved me two times now from endless debugging. Thank you soooooo much!! Keep it up, mate

[@BlancheNuit]

Simple, clear, from A to Z, thank you. It's actually the only video that helped me and I've been looking for 30 minutes

[@beatsbypao3361]

Thanks, dude, the Heroku documentation is great, but still, seeing someone explain it step by step is just way better!

[@vigotski]

Thanks for the video! Because of you I just did my first nodejs server deploy on heroku.

[@alp6742]

Thank you man, I mean this is just simple, a step-by-step walk-through better than any documentation out there!

[@jssaini1998]

Damn Amazing stuff. I was surfing through internet for the last 2 hours and then a suggestion came up of this video and this made my work so easy and had done the deployment under 10 minutes! Thanks Jonny... :)

[@lornasw93]

Thank you SO much. The procfile saved me, ages I’ve been looking what I’ve been doing wrong but didn’t know quite what to search for. Thank you!!

[@gummyman1995]

Had to deploy an API server for a hiring challenge. Best 8 minutes of time spent.

[@burntmolly8645]

I cannot thank you enough! nothing can be as simple and as straight forward than this tutorial THANK YOU!

[@TheCAG1976]

You make it look easy! I’m new to Heroku! This is helpful!

[@KT-ut9zg]

Using Coronavirus downtime to build a node js app. Thanks for this tutorial. Short, sweet and to the point. Very helpful :)

[@prestonedwards2589]

great video, thanks sharing the information on how to deploy a Heroku App.

[@gorrerifranco2077]

Thank you Jonny from the past!

[@abnertoribio8574]

"send messages to myself" finally someone will text me back

[@alexyambao6115]

I was expecting deploying an app from heroku to at least take a few hours or a day. Under 10 minutes, to the point, solid tutorial.

[@ButterflyCreativity]

Thank you Johnny! Your tutorial aided me being able to complete the next step in getting my node.js app to work on heroku and that was by adding the procfile and updating the existing port variable.

[@lipecanad4]

Hey Jonny, this video is amazing!!! I was getting headache but you have saved my day!!!!!

[@psLand-film]

Thank you for this video, it helped me a lot. The Procfile didn't work, but I put this at the end of the package.json and then the app worked on heroku: "scripts": {"start": "node index.js" }

[@DoctorOwnPoolman]

I hate devops from the bottom of my heart, but this video helped a lot.

[@erikT131]

It still works as of today. Thank you for the video.

[@digit0junkE]

Awesome Johnny love your video! straight to the point clear, clean and lean, bring some more !

[@quinbryant3610]

Your video helped me to deploy my first app! Thank you so much!

[@latestcoder]

Thank you so much, you are amazing, as someone was saying in the comments below, this video was really concise, just what every developer needs

[@craigstowers972]

cheers for the great tutorial. This is about the right pacing for me and you're a good teacher.

[@JonnyKalambay]

Thanks Craig I appreciate it!

[@devsCafe1980]

Dude you're back, we need more stuff from you ;)

[@JonnyKalambay]

Alireza Keshanian Good to know :) What kinds of tutorials are you interested in? What would you like to learn more about or get better at?

[@AnandYadav-dc9pf]

I was reading docs and it was difficult to understand. Thank you for making that easy.

[@dikshamittal9277]

Thank you Jonny, that's what I was waiting for!!!!

[@prajaktadharme2072]

Great thanks for the video!! I was struggling for an hour and was unaware of the port issue. This was very helpful :)

[@cloudjinxed2416]

Great video. No fluff, straight to the point. Thank you!

[@v.michaelangelopaster943]

Wow!!!!! well explained thank you. hoping for more videos

[@pankajkumarbij]

Very nice explaination, thank you so much.

[@hasithkariyawasam7486]

thanks jonny. i was searching this for two days.you saved lot of time of mine

[@billjellesma1371]

Very Helpful Video even 2 years later. One thing I noticed is that I didn't need a Procfile. I think it might be because I have my start script listed in the start section of my package.json file

[@martinquintero1159]

Thank you for your time!! Great contribution! Hello from Argentina!!!

[@gajudone3889]

Very simple, helpful and incredible. Appreciate. You are the one in millions.

[@davidalejandrojaramillo6681]

Thanks Mr Jonny!! Very helpful . You save me !!

[@wazzadev7209]

Thanks very much, my site was successfully deployed.

[@johnbatson8765]

Very nice Jonny. Excellent presentation!

[@surajanshrestha5502]

Thanks for the video man. Lots of Love from Nepal....

[@chitej7373]

You are great brother was having a tough time since morning with this thing..... You just made my day

[@romez1990]

You're the best nigga programmer I've ever seen! Thanks a lot.

[@squidman8662]

Loved the simple and concise tutorial, thanks a lot bro

[@David73_]

Obrigado!!! Nao estava conseguindo e graças a voce consegui hospedar meu site

[@nerdcentral5628]

Thank you very much man , I was stuck at the Application Error for 5 days because I didn't add Procfile.

[@karankankaria9416]

The best tutorial I needed. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@NoeItorious]

Thanks man super helpful. Glad to see a brother on here for once too 👍🏾

[@purpledoll01]

Thank you! This was easier than expected. Very nice tutorial

[@andrewpagan]

Best video of all time.

[@11hassaan11]

Thanks man...It helped me alot....Finally I have succesfully deployed my App on heroku.

[@oogabooga3297]

that Procfile solve my problem..thank u soo much

[@ltsgnis]

That was an awesome video! To the point, with just the necessary information to get started. Love it, keep it up!!!!

[@lidebug6851]

Thanks man, the info about port saved me

[@naywinhlaing7574]

Thank You!My app is now running.

[@thecoder2441]

This dude is the GOAT!!!

[@donnytechiera957]

Awesome I follow a lot of Devs and your clarity in teaching is great, show do a Udemy course !!

[@sesackey2]

Great video! Very direct and straight to the point walk through

[@emmanuel_pr1nce]

Well done. Great job. Working as of 14th of February 2020.

[@marcovaleri7279]

Thank you so much for this incredible video, I finally put online my first Node app.

[@kenaida22]

got my heroku server running, thanks

[@akberkhan6329]

Thanks brotha! Very helpful, was able to use the procfile and worked perfectly!

[@SelenaFreeJack]

Really nice way of explaining things. it was very helpfull. thank you

[@mikepry4388]

Thanks Jonny, excellent video!

[@pavellapshin6245]

Really clear and easy guide, it helped me in my course project. Thank you so much!

[@amitabhkumar2]

Thank you for a great video Jonny. Indeed useful for a first-timer.

[@a.m.mohamed5382]

very helpful tutorial dude, Thanks so much

[@anybodycanprogram3076]

Really nice job! I like your setup a lot too. Keep up the good work.

[@amrmoneer5881]

ur a great teacher keep going my friend

[@josephjoy8390]

thanks man you really did help me a lot to deploy my first website !! cheers

[@Gemile]

Thanks a lot, i already liked and subscribed u. I dont know about Procfile until you said. Thank again.

[@TheGreenbear66]

Thanks for the video, exactly what I needed, short and to the point

[@RitikRaj-ih5sx]

You are a very great person!!!

[@jayantkhandelwal9753]

Thank you so much buddy! I was doing the same mistake as you mentioned i.e. PORT = 5000 instead of process.env.PORT. Thanks once again

[@AhmedSK143]

The best explanation

[@ishantsahni9814]

thanks a lot johnny, i was stuck on this for the past 2 hours

[@ivanwu6226]

What a great tutorial! Thanks man!

[@mateoguevara923]

best tutorial by far, thanks for sharing!