Express API Production Environment for Heroku

This is a staging system for express projects.

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Assumes You Have:

1. heroku cli
2. npm / node
3. git

Quick Start

$ git clone [url]
$ heroku create
$ git push heroku master
$ heroku open

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Version Control Workflow Flow

Create a Branch -> Make Edits -> Stage/Commit -> Test Branch for Production on Heroku

$ git checkout -b [name]
$ git add .
$ git commit -m 'message'
$ git checkout -b [name]

Once Code is Production Ready -> Push Branch to Master and Deploy by:

Overwriting Master with Staged Branch be sure you are done and it's working as intended here

$ git checkout -b [branch_new]
$ git add .
$ git commit -m 'message'
$ git merge -s ours [branch_old]
$ git checkout branch_old
$ git merge branch_new
$ git add .
$ git commit -m 'new changes'
$ git push origin [old branch]
$ git branch -d [new branch]

Deploy Master Branch to Heroku

$ git checkout master
$ git push heroku master

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View Heroku Production Environment Variables

$ heroku run printenv