Quick Tip: Fix ActiveRecord Connection Pool Errors For Good
Connection pool errors are a Rails configuration issue (not a database issue). Some simple configuration steps will fix these errors almost entirely.
Learn how to scale your apps from the experts at Judoscale.
Connection pool errors are a Rails configuration issue (not a database issue). Some simple configuration steps will fix these errors almost entirely.
Request queue time is a key metric for understanding web app performance and scaling. This post explains what it is, how it's calculated, and how you can use it to effectively optimize your app.
Are zero-downtime deploys worth the trade-offs? This post explores the real-world advantages and gotchas with Heroku Preboot.
Learn how Heroku Pipelines will streamline your multi-environment (staging & production) deployment workflows.
Extract fields and perform aggregations on your Heroku logs. All in real-time, with beautiful, human-readable output.
This guide covers everything you need to know about using Heroku for free, including free dynos, the free Postgres database plan, and free add-ons.
The ultimate guide to dynos on Heroku. If you’ve ever asked "how many dynos do I need?" or "which dyno type is right for my app?", this is the guide for you.
Autoscaling for worker dynos is live for all Rails Autoscale customers at no extra cost.
I’ve had many side projects over the years. An app to find a local photographer, an app for writers, an app for printing photos… the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, none of these side projects ever even made it off the ground. 😳 Sound familiar?
At it simplest, the Procfile is where you declare the one or more processes to be run for your app to function. Heroku’s docs do a great job of explaining the Procfile format, so this post will focus on a bit more advanced usage.