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heroku/nodejs-getting-started resource

Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/heroku/nodejs-getting-started · homepage · EJS · Unlicense (permissive) 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

Full methodology

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

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