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Uday Yadav
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How to deploy React.js App on Heroku

Step 1: Install dependencies

You will be needing the following packages

npm i express dotenv
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Step 2: Create a server file in Project Folder

Inside your project folder, create a file named "server.js" and copy the following contents inside it.

const path = require('path');
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'build')));
app.get('/*', (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'index.html'));
});
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log('Server is up!');
});
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Step 3: Push to GitHub

Add git add all your files, commit them and push them to GitHub, we will deploy the automatically from their

Step 4: on Heroku

  1. Create a new App
  2. In deploy section, connect your GitHub account : Alt Text
  3. In settings, configure your environment variables, if you have them. Alt Text
  4. Deploy setting : you can keep automatic deploy setting ON on Heroku if you want, but it’s better to return it off because free tier gives u only 5 builds and if you git push more than 5 times, 6th time you won’t be able to deploy your project. Better keep it off. Alt Text Then just click deploy and

That’s it, you are DONE !!!

CONGRATS !!!

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