Intro
The Heroku Node.js buildpack now supports pnpm, an alternative dependency manager. Early Node.js application owners who've taken advantage of pnpm support have seen 10-40% faster install times compared to NPM on Heroku deployments. It’s an excellent choice for managing packages in the Node.js ecosystem because it:
- Minimizes disk space with its content-addressable package store.
- Speeds up installation by weaving together the resolve, fetch, and linking stages of dependency installation.
This post will introduce you to some of the benefits of the pnpm package manager and walk you through creating and deploying a sample application.