Heroku

1. Heroku is the hosting platform used to power GPL, as well as many other chapter projects. Beginners are encouraged to create their own Heroku accounts in order to better understand project flow.

2. By utilizing a feature on Heroku called pipelines, separate apps can be made for testing, development, and production (live release). Interestingly, any commits (code updates) made on the GPL repository trigger an automatic deploy, and the test website is ready for viewing in under sixty seconds.

3. If the results are satisfactory, then the changes can be promoted to production.

4. Heroku integrates seamlessly with GitHub and a wide range of team coordination tools, making your life as a developer a little easier.