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* Adds note on how to resolve file or directory not found errors for heroku deployments

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msuzoagu authored and gaearon committed Dec 13, 2016
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- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [`npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra](#npm-test-hangs-on-macos-sierra)
- [`npm run build` silently fails](#npm-run-build-silently-fails)
- [`npm run build` fails on Heroku](#npm-run-build-fails-on-heroku)
- [Something Missing?](#something-missing)

## Updating to New Releases
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### Heroku
Use the [Heroku Buildpack for Create React App](https://github.com/mars/create-react-app-buildpack).<br>
You can find instructions in [Deploying React with Zero Configuration](https://blog.heroku.com/deploying-react-with-zero-configuration).
You can find instructions in [Deploying React with Zero Configuration](https://blog.heroku.com/deploying-react-with-zero-configuration).
#### Resolving "Module not found: Error: Cannot resolve 'file' or 'directory'"
Sometimes `npm run build` works locally but fails during deploy via Heroku with an error like this:
```
remote: Failed to create a production build. Reason:
remote: Module not found: Error: Cannot resolve 'file' or 'directory'
MyDirectory in /tmp/build_1234/src
```
This means you need to ensure that the lettercase of the file or directory you `import` matches the one you see on your filesystem or on GitHub.
This is important because Linux (the operating system used by Heroku) is case sensitive. So `MyDirectory` and `mydirectory` are two distinct directories and thus, even though the project builds locally, the difference in case breaks the `import` statements on Heroku remotes.
### Modulus
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It is reported that `npm run build` can fail on machines with no swap space, which is common in cloud environments. If [the symptoms are matching](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/1133#issuecomment-264612171), consider adding some swap space to the machine you’re building on, or build the project locally.
### `npm run build` fails on Heroku
This may be a problem with case sensitive filenames.
Please refer to [this section](#resolving-module-not-found-error-cannot-resolve-file-or-directory).
## Something Missing?
If you have ideas for more “How To” recipes that should be on this page, [let us know](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues) or [contribute some!](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/edit/master/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md)

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