Deploying a Node.js application to Cloud Foundry is fairly simple. For simplicity and speed in getting started, we have omitted a lot of the customizable features of Cloud Foundry deployment and are relying on system defaults. Since Cloud Foundry has a system-provided Node.js buildpack, Bluemix is able to automatically detect and deploy Node.js applications without much work on the developer’s part. For an understanding of how buildpacks work, see Introduction to Cloud Foundry Buildpacks.