package.json start script, babel-node: not found on heroku deploy

Question

When I run heroku local or when I just do npm start locally, my app builds and runs fine. However when I deploy to heroku, the app crashes saying it ca

Answer 1

You have to include the dependency in you package.json so it will install it when you deploy.

$ npm install babel-cli -S

Than you have to change you start command to be like:

"start": "babel-node index.js"

See here for more info on deploying babel on heroku.com.

Warning: using babel-node is not recommended in production