Section Intro: Application Deployment

The video tutorial guides viewers on deploying Node.js applications to production, enabling global access via the internet. It introduces Heroku as a deployment platform and covers essential tools like Git and GitHub for version control and source code backup. The tutorial aims to equip learners with the skills to make their locally running apps accessible online, ensuring they understand the deployment process and the importance of version control.

What can users do once the application is deployed and accessible via a URL?

• View and interact with it

• Edit the source code

• Change the deployment settings

• Access the server directly

How will GitHub be used in the deployment process?

• To host the application

• To back up source code

• To manage databases

• To monitor performance