How to deploy node that uses Gulp to heroku

Question

I\'m using gulp and also gulp plugins like gulp-minify-css, gulp-uglify etc (that listed as npm dependencies for my application).

Also I don\'t commit npm_modules fo

Answer 1

The easiest way I found was:

1. Setup gulp on package.json scripts area:

   "scripts": {
     "build": "gulp",
     "start": "node app.js"
   }
   

   Heroku will run build before starting the app.

2. Include gulp on dependencies instead of devDevependencies, otherwise Heroku won't be able to find it.

There is more relevant info about it on Heroku Dev Center: Best Practices for Node.js Development