Deploying a Meteor App on Heroku

heroku-meteor-deploy.txt

Step by step deploy meteor app to Heroku

1) Run:
$ heroku create [yourappname] --stack cedar --region us --buildpack https://github.com/jordansissel/heroku-buildpack-meteor.git

UPDATE: use this buildpack instead 
	heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/AdmitHub/meteor-buildpack-horse.git

UPDATE2: use this build pack to run with iOS and android platforms added 
	https://github.com/Alveoli/meteor-buildpack-horse

2) Clone the Heroku repo and cd into it:
	$ git clone https://git.heroku.com/[yourapp].git && cd [yourapp]

3) Add the MongoLab addon in the Heroku dashboard or in terminal:
	$ heroku addons:create mongolab
	Must have MONGO_URL configured to be the same like MONGOLAB_URI !!!!

4) Add the ROOT_URL config var and set to https://[yourappname].herokuapp.com/ in dashboard or:
	$ heroku config:set ROOT_URL=http://[yourappname].herokuapp.com

5) Run:
	$ meteor create [yourappname]

6) Add the new files and folders to the git repo:
	$ git add -A .
	$ git commit -m"First commit"

7) Update the remote master to Heroku:
	$ heroku git:remote -a [yourappname]

8) Push to remote and trigger Heroku build
	$ git push heroku master

9) Navigate to https://[yourapp].herokuapp.com/

10) you must have a Procfile and package.json within your meteor app directory

11) To set up email client on Heroku (I chose Mailgun by Mailchimp)
    Make sure you set up the MAIL_URL, see http://docs.meteor.com/#/full/email

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to see git status on remote heroku branch run:
$ git remote show heroku

to have a running tail on a heroku app
$ heroku logs -t

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METEOR links:
https://gentlenode.com/journal
https://gentlenode.com/journal/meteor
https://gentlenode.com/journal/meteor-5-complete-cheatsheet/7
https://gentlenode.com/journal/meteor-4-best-ressources-to-become-a-master/6