Preparing for Deployment

This video tutorial covers the preparation steps needed before deploying a React application to Heroku. It explains how to build static assets for React, configure the backend to serve these assets in production, and test the setup locally. The tutorial also outlines the final steps required for deploying to Heroku, including installing necessary tools and setting up Git.

Explain how the back end server serves the index HTML file in production.

What is the purpose of running 'NPM run build' in the context of deploying a React application?

What changes need to be made in the back end server JS file for production mode?

Describe the process of setting the front end build folder as a static folder.

How does the application behave when accessed in production mode versus development mode?

What command is used to start the server in production, and what does it do?

What are the prerequisites for deploying to Heroku mentioned in the video?