#Heroku

Platform-as-a-Service for rapid application deployment.


#Overview

Heroku is a fully managed PaaS that abstracts infrastructure complexity.

FeatureDescription
DynosContainerized compute units
Add-onsManaged services (Postgres, Redis)
BuildpacksLanguage runtime detection
PipelinesCI/CD integration

#Heroku CLI

bash
1# Install
2curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install.sh | sh
3
4# Login
5heroku login
6
7# Create app
8heroku create myapp
9
10# Deploy
11git push heroku main
12
13# View logs
14heroku logs --tail
15
16# Scale
17heroku ps:scale web=2
18
19# Run command
20heroku run bash

#Procfile

procfile
web: npm start
worker: node worker.js
release: npm run migrate

#When to Use

Use HerokuUse Other Clouds
Quick prototypesProduction scale
Small teamsCost optimization
Simple appsComplex architecture

[!TIP] Pro Tip: Great for quick deployments, but can get expensive at scale!