That's what we do, setting up site monitoring is part of my normal routine so I have something checking the site every 5 mins including staging.
A couple free options: http://aremysitesup.com/ http://www.uptimerobot.com/ And when you're ready for the big time: http://pingdom.com/ (though I'll gladly hi-jack this thread if someone has better suggestions...) /david. On Aug 26, 3:04 pm, Shane Witbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't you set something up to request a page on the app every so often to > simulate traffic? I ran into the same issue on Google App Engine and did > this to prevent the resources behind my app to not wind down. > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Eric Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > On 08/26/2010 11:30 AM, marcel wrote: > > >> Also, it often takes 10-20 seconds to get a page to load after a > >> period of inactivity, compared to lightning speed for the production > >> app. > > > If you are using the "free" heroku plan they do spin down the single dyno > > when not in use. This makes sense as probably a LOT of those apps are just > > something someone was playing with and does not use on a regular basis. Also > > if they are not getting paid you can understand them wanting to minimize > > resources. > > > OTOH if you pay for at least 2 dynos then they NEVER spin down meaning your > > app is always nice and responsive even if nobody has it it for a while. > > > I WISH they offered the ability to purchase 1 persistent dyno. I don't > > really need two (my app is lightly used) but I don't want the startup delay. > > Seems if they offered 1 dyno that was persistent for $5-15/month that would > > lower the barrier to entry for becoming a paying customer and allow them to > > offer a single persistent dyno without dragging their profit down. > > > Eric > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Heroku" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<heroku%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en. > > -- > -Shane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Heroku" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en.
