README.md

Heroku-innovation201

Intermediate Heroku Workshop - Using Node App with Heroku Process Model (web, worker, clock dynos), Postgres, Redis and Heroku Connect.

Note for the instructor (important)

• Add the attendees to a Heroku Enterprise Org as Org Members (otherwise they won't be able to extend the app with add-ons)

Heroku App Innovation Workshop Prerequisites

Required Online Accounts (mandatory)

• Sign up for Heroku free account at https://signup.heroku.com
• Create a free github account at https://github.com/join
• If using windows laptop (not mac or linux) sign up for Cloud9IDE at https://c9.io/signup
• Create a free Salesforce Developer Account at https://developer.salesforce.com/signup

Required Pre-work (not mandatory)

• Complete the Salesforce trails which will get you started with the basics of deploying apps on Heroku at https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/trails/heroku_enterprise

Topics to be covered

• The Process Model https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/process-model
  • Procfile and Process Types https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile
• Heroku Postgres
  • Postgres Plan and Production Tier Technical Caracterization
  • Upgrading Postgres
  • Connecting to Heroku Postgres from Outside of Heroku
  • Forking Postgres
  • Creating and managing Follower
  • Heroku Data links
  • Postgres Tuning
• Heroku Redis
  • Technical Characteristics
  • Use case study
• Heroku Add-ons
  • Papertrail / LogDNA
  • New Reric APM
  • Librato
  • SendGrid
  • Heroku Exec
• Heroku Connect
  • Features
  • Settings
  • Tips