Install Node.JS (http://nodejs.org/#download), NPM (http://npmjs.org/) and Foreman (http://ddollar.github.com/foreman/). Symlinks a package folder into your system, so that changes are automatically reflected, and install the "dependencies" and "devDependencies" from package.json: $ npm link . Run: $ foreman start or as simple as: $ node src/server.js List of all modules/libraries in use is in package.json or below: https://github.com/LearnBoost/mongoose https://github.com/felixge/node-mysql https://github.com/mranney/node_redis https://github.com/visionmedia/express https://github.com/visionmedia/ejs https://github.com/caolan/async https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config https://github.com/LearnBoost/cluster https://github.com/flatiron/winston https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid https://github.com/felixge/node-dateformat https://github.com/visionmedia/expresso https://github.com/dannycoates/node-inspector https://github.com/mhevery/jasmine-node For simplicity sake I'll describe the process of getting it on Heroku: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs $ heroku create crud-bones-dev --stack cedar --remote heroku-dev $ git push heroku-dev master $ heroku config:add NODE_ENV=staging --app crud-bones-dev Or if you want to push to existing Heroku instance: $ git init $ git add . $ git commit -m 'bundle for heroku-dev deploy' $ git remote add heroku-dev git@heroku.com:crud-bones-dev.git $ heroku config:add NODE_ENV=staging --app crud-bones-dev $ git push -f heroku-dev master