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# Heroku

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### Heroku

#### Setup

You need a Heroku account and have the Heroku Toolbelt installed.

Create an app on Heroku and give it a name (e.g. myapp) :

    heroku apps:create myapp

You can also use Heroku dashboard to create an app.

If you're using mongoDB you will need to add a database to your app (e.g. mlab or compose): Here we use mlab:

    heroku addons:create mongolab

Now, build your app by running:

    gulp build

This creates a folder called `dist`.

Now go to `dist` and set it up as a git repository:

    git init

Add Heroku's app as your `dist` folder's remote repository:

    heroku git:remote -a myapp

It is time to push your local repository to Heroku. From your app's root run:

    gulp buildcontrol:heroku

Your app should be live now. To view your app run:

    heroku open

Note on MongoDB setup: if you get an `Error: No valid replicaset instance servers found` you need to modify moongose connection options in config/environment/production.js as follows:

    options: {
      db: {
        safe: true,
        replset: { socketOptions: { keepAlive: 1, connectTimeoutMS: 30000 } },
        server: { socketOptions: { keepAlive: 1, connectTimeoutMS: 30000 } }
      }
    }

One of the odd things about the Node driver is that the default timeout for replica set connections is only 1 second, so make sure you're setting it to something more like 30s like in this example.

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> If you're using any oAuth strategies, you must set environment variables for your selected oAuth. For example, if we're using Facebook oAuth we would do this :

>     heroku config:set FACEBOOK_ID=id
>     heroku config:set FACEBOOK_SECRET=secret

> You will also need to set `DOMAIN` environment variable:

>     heroku config:set DOMAIN=<your-heroku-app-name>.herokuapp.com
>     # or (if you're using it):
>     heroku config:set DOMAIN=<your-custom-domain>

#### Pushing Updates

    gulp build

Commit and push the resulting build, located in your dist folder:

    gulp buildcontrol:heroku

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