Introducing Heroku for Beginners
- 2. INDEX • Introduction • Starting up with Heroku • Develop, Create, Deploy, Launch • Exploring more on Heroku • Buildpacks, Process Model, Procfile, Add-ons, Pipeline, Review apps 2
- 3. INTRODUCTION
- 4. ABOUT • Cloud – PaaS • Heroku activities • Server Management • Deployment and dependencies • Scaling • Developer activities • Develop code • Tell Heroku about needed dependencies 4
- 5. TERMS • Dyno and Dyno hours • Heroku Toolbelt • Buildpack • Deployment • Add-ons • Buttons 5
- 6. STARTING UP
- 7. DEVELOPING THE APPLICATION • Node.js • PHP • Python • Java • Go • Others or your own 7
- 8. Creating a new dyno gives: 1. Unique dyno 2. Unique public URL - With app_name if specified - Otherwise random URL 8 > heroku create <app_name> CREATING DYNO
- 9. App can be deployed through: 1. Heroku Git (default) 2. GitHub 3. Dropbox Automatic processes: • Detects the app • Installs all necessary dependencies • Creates runtime environment 9 > heroku git:remote –a <app_name> > git add . > git commit –m “first commit message” > git push heroku master DEPLOYING THE APP
- 10. App can be deployed through: 1. Heroku Git 2. GitHub 3. Dropbox Features: • View code diffs in GitHub • Configure deployment way • Automatic deploys • Manual deploy • Enable review apps for new pull request 10 > git remote add origin <github repo URL> > git add . > git commit –m “first commit message” > git push origin <branch_name> DEPLOYING THE APP
- 11. App can be deployed through: 1. Heroku Git 2. GitHub 3. Dropbox Actions: • Dropbox folder and Heroku Git are synced • Needs manual or forced deployment • Collaborator’s folders also gets synced automatically 11 > git push heroku master DEPLOYING THE APP
- 12. • Launch the URL manually or through CLI https://<app_name>.herokuapp.com Features: • All herokuapp domains are SSL certified • Custom domains need its own SSL certification • Except free dyno, all other plans have no sleep time 12 > heroku open LAUNCHING THE APP
- 13. EXPLORING MORE
- 14. • Deployed code to execute in dyno • Heroku officially supports 11 • Automatically detects using .json file • Multiple buildpacks allowed Other options: • Custom third-party buildpacks can be added • Custom buildpacks can be created using API • Buildpack can be specified while creating a new app • Buildpack can be explicitly set in app.json 14 > heroku buildpacks > heroku buildpacks:set <buildpack_name/URL> > heroku buildpacks:remove <buildpackname/URL> > heroku buildpacks:add –index 1 <name/URL> BUILDPACKS
- 15. • Dynos are instantiated from process type • Contains • Web process – regular process • Worker process – worker duty for web • Clock process – scheduled jobs • Dynos – vertical scaling Process – horizontal scaling • Application with more than one end-points make use of process types • Scheduling processes can run in worker and main application in web process • Can be declared in .Procfile 15 > heroku ps > heroku ps:scale web=2 worker=4 clock=1 PROCESS MODEL
- 16. • Used to declare commands to run by the dyno to start the application • Declares the process type • Web process • Worker process Explanation: • <process type> • Web • Worker • Clock • <command> • Command to launch the process • Node / php / sh … 16 <process type>: <command> web: node server.js PROCFILE
- 17. • Components / service built on top of Heroku core • Third-party add-ons make developers task easier • Available from free to various plans Features: • Can be shared • Name can be aliased • Can be destroyed 17 > heroku addons:create <service_name> > heroku addons:attach <ser_name> --as <alias> > heroku addons:detach <alias_name> > heroku addons:destroy <service_name> ADD-ONS
- 18. • Group of apps sharing same code base • Review • Development • Staging • Production 18 > heroku plugins:install heroku-pipelines > heroku pipelines:create –a <pipeline_name> > heroku pipelines:add –a <pipeline_name> > heroku pipelines:promote –r staging PIPELINE
- 19. • Runs the code for every GitHub pull request • Deployed in disposable app environment • Each app has a unique public URL • Configured as: • Automatically create apps • Destroy after 5 days when no deploys • Configure addons, config_vars in app.json 19 REVIEW APPS
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