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title: Introduction
owner: Tobias Fuhrimann
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This tutorial will help you to deploy a Node.js app in minutes.

Hang on for a few more minutes to learn how it all works, so you can make the most out of <%= vars.product_full %>.

The tutorial assumes that you have an <%= vars.product_short %> account, and that you have <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download" target="_blank">Node.js and npm</a> installed locally.

Furthermore, you must have a first Cloud Foundry <a href="../concepts/roles.html#orgs" target="_blank">Organization</a> and <a href="../concepts/roles.html#spaces" target="_blank">Space</a> to push your apps to. In case you don't have that yet, please follow the tutorials in the web console before returning here.

<p class="note">
  <strong>Note</strong>: In case you are stuck during the tutorial, you can always check out the <a href="https://github.com/swisscom/cf-sample-app-nodejs/tree/final-result" target="_blank"><code>final-result</code></a> branch of the sample app repo to see what your code should look like.
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  <a href="./set-up.html" class="btn btn-primary">I'm ready to start</a>
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