Heroku Cloud Native Buildpacks: Front-end Web

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This repository is the home of Heroku Cloud Native Buildpacks for Front-end Web apps, also known as: static websites, static web apps (SWA), single-page apps (SPA), and browser apps.

Included Buildpacks

This repository contains multiple buildpacks:

Composite Buildpacks

High-level buildpacks for zero-configuration deployment of specific static site technologies.

ID	Name
heroku/website	Website
heroku/website-nodejs	Website/Node.js

Buildpacks

Lower-level buildpacks that provide specific capabilities. Typically require manual configuration.

ID	Name
heroku/static-web-server	Static Web Server
heroku/website-ember	Website (Ember.js)
heroku/website-public-html	Website (Public HTML)

Usage

See the individual buildpack documentation, linked in the above table.

Dev Notes

Run Tests

cargo test -- --include-ignored

Updating Node.js

These buildpacks include the heroku/nodejs buildpack, packaged at a specific version. To update the Node.js buildpack:

1. check the Docker Hub listing for the latest version
2. update the version specified in the website-nodejs buildpack & package specifications
3. ensure integration tests still pass, see Run Tests

Releasing A New Version

Action workflows are used to automate the release process:

1. Run Prepare Buildpack Releases.
2. Await completion of the preparation step.
3. Run Release Buildpacks.