iToto / Goroku

Boiler-plate for a go-ready service to run on Heroku

Goroku

A simple Go HTTP service ready to be deployed to Heroku

Setup

This application is configured to run on Heroku. As such, there are some steps to follow to get it running in your local.

1. Remove the .git directory and create a fresh one for your project

   $ rm -rf .git
   $ git init .

2. Install Heroku Toolbelt:

   Via Homebrew:

   $ brew install heroku

   Or Via Heroku

3. Create your .env file

   $ cp env.example .env

4. Update any values in .env as needed

5. Run the application locally

   $ heroku local

Deploying

Assuming you have the proper heroku app setup + git remote

1. Remove vendor from .gitignore

2. Save and commit dependencies

   $ govendor add +external
   $ git commit -am "initial import of dependencies for heroku"

3. Deploy

   $ git push heroku [BRANCH]:master

Migrations

You can run the migrations an seeds located in the migrates directory to get your database in the most recent state.

NB: After release, new migrate and seeds files should be created to incremental updates