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# [How to host your Node app in a Docker Container on Heroku](https://hashnode.bywachira.com/how-to-host-your-node-app-in-a-docker-container-on-heroku?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Introduction This is the third part of the series for Docker meets NodeJS. We got to add a mongo database as a service and maybe you added a couple of endpoints to test it out, but the whole app is in runs locally and you might want to let the whole...

Jun 16, 2019 · hashnode.bywachira.com  
Updated Jan 13, 2020  
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[Ofir Aghai](https://hashnode.com/@iofirag)

[Jan 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-host-your-node-app-in-a-docker-container-on-heroku/5d06aa71d912a80c29c9d4e8/comment/5e1c45af32d5fad159b694c0)

"heroku container:release -a docker-nodejs-app web", instead of "heroku container:push web". -> for release part

[Ofir Aghai](https://hashnode.com/@iofirag)

[Jan 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-host-your-node-app-in-a-docker-container-on-heroku/5d06aa71d912a80c29c9d4e8/comment/5e1c449032d5fad159b694ba)

"heroku container:push -a docker-nodejs-app web" works for me, instead of "heroku container:push web".