Node.js: Configure your service

This documentation is part of the Getting started guide. View the full guide here: Learn how to deploy a Node.js service on Stackhero quickly and securely.

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Stackhero delivers a ready-to-use Node.js cloud environment designed to help you move faster:

  • Deploy to production in seconds with a simple git push. No extra tooling or manual setup is required.
  • Bring your own domain and benefit from automatic HTTPS certificates, keeping your application secure without extra configuration.
  • Automatic backups, one-click updates, and predictable pricing help you focus on shipping features, and Stackhero manages the infrastructure for you.
  • Built on private, dedicated infrastructure for consistent performance and strong security.

Save time and reduce operational overhead: you can have your application running on Stackhero's Node.js cloud hosting in just a few minutes.

The main configuration step is to update your SSH public key. This key allows Stackhero to securely access your code repository.

To find your public key, you can run one of these commands in your terminal:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

or

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

If you do not have an SSH key pair yet, you can generate one by running ssh-keygen on Linux or macOS, or ssh-keygen.exe on Windows.

Once you have your public key, log in to the Stackhero dashboard, select your Node.js service, go to its configuration section, and paste your key in the provided field.

Tip: If you would like your SSH public key to be available for all future services, you can set it globally. Just head to the Stackhero dashboard, click your profile picture (top right), go to "Your profile", and paste your SSH public key there.

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Getting started
    Learn how to deploy a Node.js service on Stackhero quickly and securely
  2. Start a Node.js service
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Clone the example
  5. Configure the remote repository server
  6. Deploy your Node.js application
  7. Deploy an existing application
  8. Handle error "failed to push some refs to '[...]'"
  9. Handle error "src refspec main does not match any"
  10. Handle error "Everything up-to-date" when pushing
  11. Deploy a branch other than main
  12. Deploy a tag
  13. Roll back or deploy a specific commit
  14. Deploy to multiple environments
  15. Save your SSH private key password in macOS keychain
  16. Handle secrets
  17. Open other network ports
  18. Store files
  19. Graceful shutdown
  20. Run your code on multiple CPU cores

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