https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now

A simple node server demo for deploying with https://zeit.co/now.
https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now

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A simple node server demo for deploying with https://zeit.co/now.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now
• Owner: muan
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-06-11T04:37:05.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-06-14T04:18:07.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-05T09:06:55.370Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: deployment, zeithq
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://muan-testing.now.sh
• Size: 16.6 KB
• Stars: 21
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: license.md

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# Deploying with now

This documents how to deploy a simple node app to https://zeit.co/now, set up alias, and configure environment variables. Check out this test site at https://muan-testing.now.sh.

## Steps

1. Fork this repository or have your project ready with `npm start` script and [these configurations in your `package.json`](https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now/blob/5074a2c84c60834b60e6ed3eb2e1fac919f65e3f/package.json#L13-L18).

2. Get an account at https://zeit.co/login.

3. Install now CLI with `npm install now -g`.

4. Authenticate and deploy with `now --public`.

5. Set an environment variable with `now secrets [name] [value]`.

6. Alias deployment with `now ln`.

7. :tada:.

## Details

### `now --public`

Deploys your project and marks it as public. The `--public` flag prevents you from having to confirm that your project will be public.

"Public" means that people will be able to view your source code and logs via `deployment_url/_logs`. For example, https://muan-testing.now.sh/_logs.

### `now ln`

Aliases your deployment.

Every deployment gets a new random URL like `projectname-aicbqophhw.now.sh`. This command aliases your latest deployment with the name set in [`package.json`](https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now/blob/5074a2c84c60834b60e6ed3eb2e1fac919f65e3f/package.json#L14).

⚠️ Old deployments stay around til it's frozen or manually removed (which takes a while to die completely). This means if your app is actively pulling, listening, or actiing on things, it will not stopped immediately on demand – you might get into a situation where multiple versions of your script is running.

### Environment variables

Expose your secret environment variables to your app in [`package.json`](https://github.com/muan/deploying-with-now/blob/5074a2c84c60834b60e6ed3eb2e1fac919f65e3f/package.json#L15-L17). The `@` before the variable name tells now to look for variable of that name in the secrets.

## Doc links

[`aliases`](https://zeit.co/docs/features/aliases), [`env-and-secrets`](https://zeit.co/docs/features/env-and-secrets).