# heroku/nodejs-getting-started

Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku

Repository: https://github.com/heroku/nodejs-getting-started
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodejs-getting-started
Homepage: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-nodejs
Language: EJS
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: heroku, nodejs, express, heroku-languages, sample-app
Last push: 2026-08-11T13:42:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4492, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1083, forks 3811 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.318332+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, cloud-computing, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: heroku, sample-app, express, getting-started, tutorial, ejs, paas, nodejs

## Member repositories
- heroku/nodejs-getting-started (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.318332+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:51:10.558501+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-nodejs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.616943+00:00, sha 8b928217ca37)
  - site_page: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-java (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.642043+00:00, sha dc7790cb59cd)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.