MongoDB-backed Session State Sample

Run Locally

Build the project with Maven:

mvn package

Configure the MONGOHQ_URL environment variable to point to a local MongoDB instance:

• Linux/Mac

    export MONGOHQ_URL=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/test
  

• Windows

    set MONGOHQ_URL=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/test
  

Run

Now you can run your webapp with:

• Linux/Mac

    $ sh target/bin/webapp
  

• Windows

    $ target\bin\webapp.bat
  

Try the application in your browser by navigating to:

http://localhost:8080/

Run on Heroku

Install the Heroku Toolbelt

Login to Heroku from the command line

heroku login

In the root directory of this project do the following:

Create the app on Heroku with the "cedar" stack and the free MongoHQ add-on

heroku create --stack cedar --addons mongohq:free

Deploy to Heroku

git push heroku master

Open the application in your browser

heroku open