heroku/nodejs-getting-started resource
Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4492
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1083 stars · 3811 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An official Heroku sample Node.js/Express application that accompanies the Getting Started with Node.js tutorials for the Cedar and Fir platform generations. It demonstrates deploying a barebones web app with a database to Heroku.
Use cases
- learn how to deploy a node.js app to heroku
- sample express app for heroku tutorial
- test heroku deployment with nodejs
- example app for heroku fir generation
- getting started with heroku cli and node
When to choose
- you are following Heroku's official Node.js getting-started tutorial
- you want a minimal working Express app to deploy to Heroku
- you need a reference for Heroku deployment on Cedar or Fir
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready application skeleton
- you deploy to platforms other than Heroku
- you want a full-featured Express starter with auth, testing, and tooling
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
web-framework http-server deployment developer-tools web-development cloud-computing tutorials developer-tools cloud self-hosted cross-platform heroku sample-app express getting-started tutorial ejs paas nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/heroku/nodejs-getting-started · fetched 2026-08-28 · 19f14c6683f2
- homepage: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-nodejs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8b928217ca37
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-java · fetched 2026-08-29 · dc7790cb59cd
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-php · fetched 2026-08-29 · e2e31417b3cf
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-go · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5ee810c1614e
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-rails6 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 453bf0da384b
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-ruby · fetched 2026-08-29 · 88312ad1ccd1
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3819bac75b9c
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/reference · fetched 2026-08-29 · b8184340bb0d
- site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 503d43abd007
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| heroku/nodejs-getting-started | main | 66 |
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