How to package & deploy Node.js + express web application?

Question

I am new to Node.js programming and I have recently created a sample working web application using (express, backbone & other complimentary view technologies, with mongo

Answer 1

I used zeit's pkg module. It can create cross platform deliverables for linux/win/macos. Actually used it in production and works fine without any issues.

It takes in all the js scripts and packages it into a single file.

The reason I used it is because it helps in securing your source code. That way in production at customers environment they will have access to application but not the source code.

Also one of the advantages is that at production environment, you do not actually need to have the customer install node.js as the node binaries also get packaged inside the build.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg