Create an API using Node & Express and Host on Heroku for Free

Here are the steps to be followed to get the API running on the Server.

1. npm init to create a package.json file
2. install packeages
   • "dependencies": { "cors": "^2.8.5", "express": "^4.18.1" }, "engines": { "node": "16.13.2" }
3. Crete index.js file for the express to run on server
4. add the json file and import it on index.js file
5. create Procfile
   • simply add web: node index.js
6. Now it's time to set the Heroku CLI to deploy our api live. For more details on heroku cli please watch this video wihtout skip:
7. Once Heroku cli setup simply login using heroku login, then type the following commands to host api live on server
   1. git init
   2. git add .
   3. git commit -m "your msg"
   4. heroku create
   5. git push heroku master