Cloudstrapper's Toolbox - Pt 2: Heroku

This discusses what Heroku is and why it is awesome for somebody looking to bootstrap an app.

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1. PT 2 CIS3 HACKER’S WORKSHOP
2. WHAT IS AN APP MADE OF? • Made of algorithms implemented in code • What does that code need to live? • Data • Input/Output • Compute The App Stack • Data – File System, RAM, DB, etc… • Input/Output – HTTP POST, Network, etc… • Compute – CPU, GPU, etc? • Code
3. HISTORICAL APP STACKS Typical Build Pattern: (Pre- Cloud) • Set up Infrastructure (hardware) • Install OS, configure • Network Hardware & Configuration • Install App Platform (LAMP, IIS) • Install Deployment Platform (SSH, FTP) • Deploy Application
5. IaaS OVERVIEW Example Setup: • Launch EC2 Instance • Set-up/Configure App Platform (manual) • Configure Networking / Deployment (simple GUI) • Deploy Application PaaS Comparison Traditional Comparison • More control of details than PaaS • Longer to set up than PaaS • You maintain your own platform • They manage Infrastructure • More control of details than IaaS • Much longer to set up than IaaS • You maintain your own infrastructure & platform
6. PaaS OVERVIEW Example Setup: • Deploy Application heroku create git push heroku master heroku open
7. BaaS OVERVIEW • Applications have many common features • “Backend as a Service” = these features as a service Ex: Parse, Kinvey & Simperium Maybe Some Features: • User Management / Authentication • Data storage • Push notifications • Real-time communications
8. DEMO TIME