Brian,

Have you tried checking the log messages via `heroku logs` after
getting a hanging request like this? That might help you shed some
light on this. I personally have not seen an issue like this on any of
the apps I've deployed though.

//Andrew

Brian M wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I currently have one dyno for my new app. I have read the doc and I
> understand that the dyno will be unloaded after a short time. That's
> perfectly understandable for a free app.
>
> The problem is that after my dyno has been unloaded, the first request
> always times out. It never succeeds.
>
> To be more specific: the browser never gets a response. I am not
> getting a 502 or any other HTTP status back.
>
> I can tell that the first request is successfully loading the app
> because if I give up waiting and hit Refresh in the browser, the page
> loads quickly. The problem is the first request never responded.
>
> I'm concerned that crawlers will never index me because they'll never
> try "hitting refresh."
>
> I've read Heroku's "Error Pages" and "Peformance" and FAQ pages but
> haven't found anything that would tell me I'm doing something wrong.
> This is a simple app. It's not going into a long loop or doing
> anything with heavy computation or calling an external web service
> while handling a request.
>
> The Heroku FAQ under "What is dyno idling?" says "When a request comes
> in to an idled app your dyno will be spun back up, causing a delay for
> this first request." How long is the delay? I've tried waiting more
> than a minute and still got no response.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Brian

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