1. Create an app using Phoenix Framework
> mix phx.new app-name
> mix ecto.create
> mix ecto.migrate
> npm install --prefix assets
2. Initialize local and remote Repository
> git init
> git add .
> git commit -m "Initial commit"
> git remote set-url origin <url>
> git push -U main
3. Sign up for a Heroku Account
4. Install Heroku CLI
5. Create and Setup a Heroku App
In your terminal.
- via browser
> heroku login
- via CLI
> heroku login -i
create heroku app
> heroku create
In your phoenix app directory
> heroku git:remote -a < heroku-app-name >
In your phoenix app directory
> heroku create --buildpack hashnuke/elixir
Create a new file elixir_buildpack.config in your app home folder and write this code. Be vigilant with your elixir and erlang versions.
# Elixir version
elixir_version=1.12.2
# Erlang version
# https://github.com/HashNuke/heroku-buildpack-elixir-otp-builds/blob/master/otp-versions
erlang_version=24.0.3
Create a Procfile and write this code
web: mix phx.server
At this moment, we are going to use Node, npm and Phoenix Static buildpack
> heroku buildpacks:add https://github.com/gjaldon/heroku-buildpack-phoenix-static.git
Buildpack added. Next release on < app-name > will use:
1. https://github.com/HashNuke/heroku-buildpack-elixir.git
2. https://github.com/gjaldon/heroku-buildpack-phoenix-static.git
Create a phoenix_static_buildpack.config file and write this code.
# Node.js version
node_version=10.20.1
Making our Project Ready for Heroku
Create Env variables on Heroku
Deploy Time
> git add .
> git commit -m "deployment time"
> git push
> git push heroku main
References
Phoenix Framework Docs Heroku Docs
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Happy Coding!