DockHero
Heroku addon
DockHero
DockHero
It turns any Docker image into a stateful microservice attached to your Heroku app
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$ heroku plugins:install dockhero
Installing plugin dockhero … done
$ heroku addons:create dockhero
Creating dockhero on • sushi-with-docker... free Created dockhero-concentric-64380 Please complete the setup by visiting Dashboard: heroku addons:open dockhero Use heroku addons:docs dockhero to view documentation
$ heroku dh:generate rethinkdb
Writing files: --> dockhero-compose.yml Stack generated successfully
$ heroku config:set RETHINKDB_PASSWORD=my-pretty-password
Setting RETHINKDB_PASSWORD and restarting • sushi-with-docker... done, v3 RETHINKDB_PASSWORD: my-pretty-password
$ heroku dh:compose up -d
Creating network "dockhero_default" with the default driver Creating volume "dockhero_rethink-data" with local driver Pulling db (rethinkdb:latest)... latest: Pulling from library/rethinkdb 8ad8b3f87b37: Extracting [===================> ] 19.92 MB/51.37 MB 4bfcd4f5772d: Download complete Starting dockhero_db_1 Starting dockhero_web_1
$ heroku logs -p dockhero --tail
2016-09-23T13:02:04 dockhero[dockhero.db_1]: Listening on http addresses: 127.0.0.1, 172.19.0.2 2016-09-23T13:02:04 dockhero[dockhero.db_1]: Server ready
This plugin provides a convenient way to use Docker’s native tools
(like docker-compose) with the Docker we just launched for you
See plugin
docs for more info
This launches a Docker node in AWS EC2 and exposes its address to your
app via DOCKHERO_HOST Heroku configuration variable
See Quick Start
guide
We maintain a repository of example stacks which work out of the box.
This command writes the example stack definition into dockhero-compose.yml, which is a regular
docker-compose.yml, but named differently to avoid conflicts with the local Docker setup
See generators
registry
You can use Heroku config vars in dockhero-compose.yml so that you
don’t need to commit the passwords into Github
Find more about variables substitution
Use native Docker tools via our CLI wrapper. This doesn’t interfere
with your local Docker setup
See Docker Compose official docs
The output from your Docker containersis redirected to Heroku logs and
can be analyzed with the add-ons like Papertrail, Librato or Logentries
Read about logging
with Heroku
Tutorials
- Run Apache Benchmark to test your Heroku app's performance right from AWS, from the same availability zone where your Heroku app is hosted.Try now
- Render your Heroku app
via Google's experimental
QUIC protocol.Try now - Host RethinkDB alongside
your Heroku app.Try now - Use RethinkDB + NodeJS app
as an ActionCable alternative.See on Github - Improve your Heroku app's
loading time across the world
with CloudFlare's Railgun.Try now
Features
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Consolidated Logs
Your Docker stack’s logs will appear among your Heroku app’s logs.
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SSL included
We provide SSL termination for your Docker stack. You don’t need to worry about SSL certificate.
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Use familiar tools
We provide a Heroku plugin which is a thin wrapper around docker’s CLI.
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Servers included
No need to manage servers and OS. No need to sign up for a separate cloud.
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Automated Daily Backups
Host your data with confidence with daily backups of Docker volumes.
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High Availability
Run your workload in a cluster
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Stacks
for
quick start -
Hello World
Basic static website to test your setupDeploy -
RETHINK DB
NoSQL database which pushes JSON to your apps in real-time.Deploy -
CADDY PROXY
The HTTP/2 web server and proxy with automatic HTTPS.Deploy -
RAILGUN
Proxy which makes the connection between your origin server and the CloudFlare network is as fast as possible.Deploy -
FAYE
Simple pub/sub messaging for the webDeploy