Either expose a webservice on both ends (heroku and your fixed ip instance) or pump it through a message queue. There is a hosted rabbitmq add on for heroku that's free for low usage or you can use iron.io message queue, which gives you 250k requests per month for free.
Also, for the proxy I would consider running it under node.js on the cheapest virtual server on rackspace.com, which goes for $10 a month. On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday, March 8, 2012 12:25:56 PM UTC-7, Peter van Hardenberg wrote: >> >> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Karl 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 >> > > Thanks Peter. My client won't pony up for the $200/mo Ronin, but I wish > they would. > > Do you have any advise on the best way to handle this task in a heroku app > (API receiver requires fixed ip address)? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Heroku" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/heroku/-/iFdgiF2C4SsJ. > > 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. > -- 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.
