On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote: > So, I need to connect to a SOAP API that *requires* the caller have a > fixed IP address. We all know that heroku has two options: $100 a month for > fixed ip ssl, or no-can-do. And I'm not convinced that the instance doing > the calling will reveal the fixed ip anyway. > > So, my thought is that I could create an EC2 micro instance, give it an > elastic IP address, and hobble together a quick sinatra app to receive > calls from my heroku app and have it make the SOAP calls. But I would like > this EC2 instance (not under heroku's app structure) to connect to the > postgres db directly. I'm using the shared postgres db, but I may be > willing to go with an add-on if it works. > > Is this possible, will it work? > > PS - yes, I know I could have the sinatra app just return the SOAP XML > back to the heroku app, and that is my plan 'B'. But if it could talk to > the postgres db directly, it would make the setup easier and simpler. >
The shared databases don't support ingress from outside the Heroku cloud, but the production databases do. -p -- 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.
