From 1d528da1dcfe301861810e7e559e70da262c4d4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zohan Subhash <zohan.subhash@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:34:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add option to deploy using other services (#2525)

* Create express.js

* Update readme.md

* Update readme.md
---
 express.js | 15 +++++++++++++++
 readme.md  | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 express.js

diff --git a/express.js b/express.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a13962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/express.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import statsCard from './api/index.js'
+import repoCard from './api/pin.js'
+import langCard from './api/top-langs.js'
+import wakatimeCard from './api/wakatime.js'
+import express from 'express'
+import dotenv from 'dotenv'
+
+dotenv.config()
+const app = express()
+app.listen(process.env.port || 9000)
+
+app.get('/', statsCard)
+app.get('/pin', repoCard)
+app.get('/top-langs', langCard)
+app.get('/wakatime', wakatimeCard)
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 83f573e..7a60228 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ Visit <https://indiafightscorona.giveindia.org> and make a small donation to hel
     -   [Repo Card Exclusive Options](#repo-card-exclusive-options)
     -   [Language Card Exclusive Options](#language-card-exclusive-options)
     -   [Wakatime Card Exclusive Option](#wakatime-card-exclusive-options)
--   [Deploy Yourself](#deploy-on-your-own-vercel-instance)
+-   [Deploy Yourself](#deploy-on-your-own)
+    -   [On Vercel](#on-vercel)
+    -   [On other platforms](#on-other-platforms)
     -   [Keep your fork up to date](#keep-your-fork-up-to-date)
 
 # GitHub Stats Card
@@ -509,7 +511,9 @@ By default, GitHub does not lay out the cards side by side. To do that, you can
 </a>
 ```
 
-## Deploy on your own Vercel instance
+## Deploy on your own
+
+### On Vercel
 
 #### :film_projector: [Check Out Step By Step Video Tutorial By @codeSTACKr](https://youtu.be/n6d4KHSKqGk?t=107)
 
@@ -546,6 +550,23 @@ Since the GitHub API only allows 5k requests per hour, my `https://github-readme
 
 </details>
 
+### On other platforms
+
+> **Warning**
+> This way of using GRS is not officially supported and was added to cater to some particular use cases where Vercel could not be used (e.g. #2341). The support for this method, therefore, is limited.
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>:hammer_and_wrench: Step-by-step guide for deploying on other platforms</b></summary>
+
+1. Fork or clone this repo as per your needs
+2. Add `express` to the dependencies section of `package.json`
+https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/ba7c2f8b55eac8452e479c8bd38b044d204d0424/package.json#L54-L61
+3. Run `npm i` if needed (initial setup)
+4. Run `node express.js` to start the server, or set the entry point to `express.js` in `package.json` if you're deploying on a managed service
+https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/ba7c2f8b55eac8452e479c8bd38b044d204d0424/package.json#L11
+5. You're done 🎉
+</details>
+
 ### Keep your fork up to date
 
 You can keep your fork, and thus your private Vercel instance up to date with the upstream using GitHubs' [Sync Fork button](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/syncing-a-fork). You can also use the [pull](https://github.com/wei/pull) package created by [@wei](https://github.com/wei) to automate this process.