#note requires java 8. add the ppa repo for oracle and install this if you dont have it already. check your local with: java -version
#create auth token for subsequent commands
heroku login
#from within a local git cloned app root, to create a new dyno
heroku create
#deploy
git push heroku master
#check if dyno is running
heroku ps:scale web=1
#shortcut to open the dyno. if you are running these in a remote SSH you will need to X11 forward for this to work
#or simply, just open the address indicated after you push
#this uri is also visible using the logs command below
heroku open
#tail logs for running dyno. refresh the browser while you are viewing the app to verify new log entries added
heroku logs --tail
#procfile declares what command is executed at start of app. this is likely web.
#for windows: this is different. see heroku docs and make Procfile.windows and use heroku -f Procfile.windows
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile
#general note regarding the “free-ness” of heroku on your first app
“By default, your app is deployed on a free dyno. Free dynos will sleep after a half hour of inactivity and they can be active (receiving traffic) for no more than 18 hours a day before going to sleep. If a free dyno is sleeping, and it hasn’t exceeded the 18 hours, any web request will wake it. This causes a delay of a few seconds for the first request upon waking. Subsequent requests will perform normally”
#pom.xml specifies dependencies
#system.properties in the case of java determines version of java to use
#pull in dependencies to target/dependency and store this in pom.xml
mvn clean install
#to start heroku locally
heroku local web
#install add-ons
heroku addons:create papertrail
#list add-ons
heroku addons
#open add-on logs
heroku addons:open papertrail
#test a command on a one-off dyno, e.g. run bash in local dyno
heroku run bash
#set environment variables
heroku config:set ENERGY="20 GeV"
#view environment variables
heroku config
#show database info, e.g. postgres
heroku pg
#run tsql commands
heroku pg:psql
References:
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-java
