Could you put your objects into a suitable datastore (like a graph
database) and work with them there?
And just pulling the results into your app?

Michael

On Apr 20, 4:46 pm, Chris <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm slightly confused as to whether it is possible to run an
> application on Heroku that requires around 3GB on the heap. This does
> seem a lot, but it's not a memory leak - it is just that it is
> necessary to have around 3,000,000 objects in memory at a certain time
> (yes, I will be reviewing just how 'necessary' it is, and what
> alternatives there are, but for now lets say it's necessary).
>
> So, this long running task would be handled by a Worker Dyno, rather
> than a Web Dyno? Are the limitations/capabilities of the Worker Dynos
> the same as the Web Dynos? And by cranking up the number of Dynos, can
> I run my application that will require say 3GB for one process, or is
> this just not possible?
>
> Sorry for the noob questions ... but I am a noob, and I've seen
> conflicting information, so want to get the facts straight.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris

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