#isogenic

Prerequisites / Preparation -Isogenic engine -Heroku account -Heroku toolbelt -Git account -Node.js installed

References

Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku

Using WebSockets on Heroku with Node.js

Isogenic engine manual

Step 1: Download engine from http://github.com/coolbloke1324/ige_prototype

Step 2: Copy the "engine" and "server" folders from the main folder to the "blank_game_multiplayer" folder. This is our project folder. (This step is optional but makes things a lot easier to explain)

Step 3: Open up the console and navigate to the project folder. cd blank_game_multiplayer

Step 4: Run the "npm init" command and follow the instruction. npm init

Now you have created a package.json file. 

Step 5: Navigate into the server folder cd server Run the npm install command npm install Navigate back in your root project folder cd..

Step 6: Create an empty text file in your project root. Name it Procfile (also delete the .txt ending). And copy / paste following line: web: node ./server/ige.js -g .

Step 7: Open up server.js Create a new variable "port" inside the init function with the value "process.env.PORT || 2000". var port = process.env.PORT || 2000; At line 13 change the network.start function parameter to use the port variable. .network.start(port, function()

Step 8: Now it is time to test our server localy. From your root project folder run the command "foreman start" foreman start If all things go well you should see a line that says "Server now accepting connections!" If you can see this line, the server should work so go on to the next step.

Step 9: Next we make a local git repository, add files and commit them. For this we create a new git repository with "git init". Then we add all files we need with "git add +filenames" and commit them with "git commit". git init git add package.json, Procfile, index.js, server.js serverConfig.js and the folders engine and server git commit -m "first push"

Step 10: It's time to push what we have to Heroku (finally!) heroku login (if you get an SSL error, set git as environment variable) heroku create git push heroku master

Step 11: Go to www.heroku.com > log in > apps > your app and copy the subdomain URL (your_app_name + herokuapp.com)

Step 12: Open client.js At line 32 change the ige.network.start function parameters from local host to your subdomain URL. ige.network.start('your_app_url', function ()

Step 13: Open client.js in a browser. Enable console and check for: "IGE *log* [IgeNetIoComponent] : Connected to server! "