heroku-python-react

Isomorphic React, served by Python, running on Heroku.

Uses the excellent python-react library by @markfinger and heroku-buildpack-runit buildpack by @dpiddy.

See a live demo of this code at https://heroku-python-react.herokuapp.com.

Installation

First install local Python and Node dependencies:

mkvirtualenv heroku-python-react
pip install -r requirements.txt
npm install

Deploying to Heroku

First create your new app using the heroku command-line tool.

heroku create

This creates a new Heroku app named something like your-app-12345.

Then set up the three buildpacks needed to deploy the app:

heroku buildpacks:add https://github.com/dpiddy/heroku-buildpack-runit.git
heroku buildpacks:add heroku/python
heroku buildpacks:add heroku/nodejs

Finally, deploy:

git push heroku master

Open your browser to your new app at, e.g., https://your-app-12345.herokuapp.com

Running locally

First start a local webpack server to compile server-side assets:

npm run dev

Then, in another tab, start a local Heroku process:

heroku local -f Procfile.web

Open your browser to http://localhost:5000 to see the running app.