Neil said: > I host loads of apps on 1 web dyno and just make sure that the spin up time > is short enough that it's not a problem.
Neil and others, thanks. I just launched a new (beta) app, and the response time is just horrible. Could you pass a few tips on how to "make sure that the spin up time is short enough"? Thanks!!! ed On Feb 17, 7:48 am, Neil Middleton <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm confused here. > > The 'starter' package is only ~$35/mo which isn't exactly monumentally > expensive. Are you suggesting something between that and free? > What you're suggesting sounds like your charged by the CPU cycle rather than > the hours? > > To be brutally honest, I host loads of apps on 1 web dyno and just make sure > that the spin up time is short enough that it's not a problem. If I ever > need to run more than 1 web dyno it's generally because the traffic levels > require it, in which case $35 becomes less of a problem. > > Personally, I think that having a single dyno, which can still serve hundreds > of thousands of requests a day /for free/ is a pretty good deal. I'm happy > to pay $35 to double it. > > Neil > > > > > > > > On Friday, 17 February 2012 at 12:44, Nick wrote: > > Peter, > > > I take your points well. I don't mean to try and 'do one over' on > > Heroku. I appreciate the service you offer very much. My thinking > > behind it was that you would never exceed the 450 hours of dyno time > > allocated to each app so there wouldn't be a problem and if you did > > you would be charged anyway. > > > Is there a paid for solution from Heroku to achieve the same result? > > The cost jump between 1 free dyno and paying for a dyno is quite large > > for small applications. So perhaps you could offer a $10 package which > > essentialy works the same way? If i'm honest I don't feel I pay Heroku > > enough but I have too many small apps (10 or so) to pay for each one > > to have a dedicated dyno. > > > ? > > On Feb 16, 8:39 pm, Peter van Hardenberg <[email protected] > > (http://heroku.com)> wrote: > > > As a database guy at Heroku, I'm not one to speak authoritatively on > > > this, so please take this as the personal thoughts of someone and not > > > an official statement. > > > > We idle apps in order to avoid having to charge for them. The more > > > people who prevent this behaviour, the more expensive our "free" apps > > > become to run, and the more likely we are to have to change our > > > policies about what we can offer in a free app. > > > > While I admire the ingenuity in this post, I would suggest that you > > > reduce the amount of time your application takes to boot, or simply > > > accept that a few seconds of lag on the first request after a period > > > of idleness is a reasonable trade-off for free web hosting. > > > > Peter > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Heroku" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en. -- 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.
