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I Deployed the Node.js Server On Vercel for Free πŸš€

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Vercel is well-known for hosting static websites, but do you know, you can also deploy your Node.js server on it for free?

After Heroku discontinued its free service, I tried to find an alternative that provides free Node.js server hosting. Then I found Vercel, which I was using for my Next.js and React.js projects.

In this article, I will share how you can host your node js server on vercel for free-

Deploying a Node.js Server on Vercel

Follow these steps to deploy your server on vercel-

1. Create a Node.js Server Locally-

If you do not have your project started yet, then create a new Node.js server with Express.js-

  • Create a folder for your project-
mkdir my-vercel-node-server
cd my-vercel-node-server
  • Initialize a Node.js project-
npm init -y

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Gyanendra Knojiya πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»
Gyanendra Knojiya πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

Written by Gyanendra Knojiya πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

I am a Full Stack developer & Technical writer. To know more, visit www.gyanendra.tech

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