Choosing Between Buildpacks and Dockerfiles for Node.js on Scalingo
Decide between Scalingo Buildpacks and Dockerfiles for Node.js. Learn when to prioritize convention for speed or explicit configuration for native dependencies.
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nodejsBuildpack detection failure during git push deployment — Scalingo build system
A repeatable development setup on Scalingo is typically built by creating separate apps per branch or feature and deploying via git push, since native ephemeral preview apps are not offered. The approach relies on the Scalingo build system to detect a language and select a buildpack automatically. When detection cannot infer a language from the repository, d