How to create a self-updating Node.js application?

Question

I\'d like to create an application with Node.js that periodically checks for updates and installs them if there are any.

The basic components are clear to me:

Answer 1

First, you could use NPM itself for package and app delivery. Second, you could add a script file to add a cron job in the package.json file (e.g. 'postinstall' or 'update') for a periodic update process. In this script you could check all you need like broken updates. In Heroku you can use a Scheduler Worker for update processing.