now

The fastest way to deploy a Node.JS service.

How it works

In any directory with a package.json, run:

$ now
> https://some-code-nd23n2.now.sh

every time you run it, you get a new URL (unless nothing's changed).

Conventions

• Only files that would be included in npm publish are synchronized.
• package.json files, .npmignore, .gitignore supported
• package.json must contain a start task inside scripts. If a now script is defined, that's used instead.
• Your HTTP server is expected to run in port 3000.

Installing

$ npm install -g now
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Features

• No reliance on Git.
• File de-duping.
• Respects NPM conventions.

Options

-d  Debug mode. Lists all files to be uploaded.
-f  Force. Creates a new URL even if nothing has changed.