heroku init

issuer/README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ To issue a verifiable credential, run the website and navigate to the homepage.
 2. In Authenticator, add an account and choose **Other account**. Scan the QR code.
 3. Follow the instructions to receive your verifiable credential.
 
+## RUN the sample (Heroku)
+
+1. Provision an app with `heroku create` 
+2. Deploy with `git subtree push --prefix issuer/ heroku master`
+3. Set environment variable with `heroku config:add APP_NAME=[APP NAME]`
+
 ## Modifying the code to use your issuer
 
 If you've created your own issuer following our [documentation](https://aka.ms/didfordevs), you can edit the code in `app.js` to use your issuer.

issuer/app.js

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const crypto = new CryptoBuilder(did, signingKeyReference).build();
 //////////// Main Express server function
 // Note: You'll want to update the hostname and port values for your setup.
 const app = express()
-const port = 8081
-const host = 'https://d7ed8827238f.ngrok.io'
+const port = process.env.PORT 
+const host = `https://${process.env.APP_NAME}.herokuapp.com`
 
 // Serve static files out of the /public directory
 app.use(express.static('public'))

issuer/package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "node app.js"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",