Awesome Heroku

A curated, community-maintained directory of resources, tools, and guides for building, deploying, and operating applications on the Heroku platform.

• Website: https://github.com/ianstormtaylor/awesome-heroku#readme
• Category: Themed directories
• Topics: Heroku, PaaS, cloud, awesome-lists
• Brand: Heroku

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Overview

Awesome Heroku is an awesome list that aggregates helpful material for developers working with Heroku. It organizes links to documentation, blog posts, tools, plugins, and guides across common Heroku topics such as deployment, architecture, databases, scaling, and more.

This is a resource directory, not a commercial product or service.

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Features

Curated Topic Sections

The list is organized into themed sections so you can quickly find relevant material:

• Analytics

  • Resources focused on analytics for apps running on Heroku.
  • Includes at least one analytics tool specifically targeting Heroku applications.

• Architecture

  • Guides on how to architect applications for Heroku.
  • Multiple articles covering recommended patterns, design considerations, and best practices for structuring projects on the platform.

• Blogs

  • A collection of blogs that often or exclusively publish Heroku-related content.
  • Useful for ongoing learning, tips, and platform updates.

• Deployment

  • Resources to help with deploying applications on Heroku.
  • Includes:
    • Official Heroku deployment documentation.
    • Multiple articles with deployment tips and workflows.
    • A question-style resource (e.g., Q&A or forum thread) for troubleshooting.
    • A sample or reference .gitignore for Heroku-related projects.

• Development

  • Official development resources from Heroku.
  • Focused on day-to-day app development on the platform.

• Domains

  • Tips and guides for using custom domain names with Heroku.
  • Includes:
    • Multiple articles explaining setup and configuration.
    • A question resource covering a common issue or FAQ about domains.

• General

  • Broad, general-purpose Heroku resources.
  • Includes at least two books that cover multiple aspects of using Heroku (from basics to more advanced topics).

• Meta

  • Information about the Heroku company and platform itself.
  • Includes:
    • Official company/platform information.
    • Articles on Heroku as a company or ecosystem.
    • A talk (likely a conference or recorded presentation) discussing Heroku.

• Postgres

  • Resources related to Heroku Postgres.
  • Includes:
    • Official Heroku Postgres documentation or guides.
    • A plugin for working with Postgres on Heroku.
    • References to stunnel and pgbouncer for secure connections and connection pooling with Heroku Postgres.

• Redis

  • Material focusing on Heroku Redis.
  • Likely includes setup guides, usage tips, and performance suggestions.

• Scaling

  • Resources about scaling applications on Heroku (horizontal/vertical scaling, dynos, performance tuning).

Resource Types

Across the sections, the list includes a variety of resource formats, each explicitly tagged:

• official – Primary documentation and guides from Heroku.
• article – In-depth writeups, tutorials, or how-tos.
• blog – Ongoing blog sources with recurring Heroku content.
• book – Longer-form, comprehensive coverage of Heroku-related topics.
• tool / plugin – Utilities, add-ons, and plugins that integrate with Heroku.
• question – Q&A or troubleshooting discussions (e.g., from forums or Stack Overflow).
• talk – Recorded talks or presentations about Heroku or its ecosystem.
• stunnel / pgbouncer – Specific tooling references for secure and efficient DB connections.

Community & Structure

• Part of the broader awesome ecosystem (listed under sindresorhus/awesome).
• Includes a Contributing.md file that documents how to contribute new resources and improvements to the list.
• Repository structure includes:
  • Readme.md – Main awesome list content.
  • images/ – Category icons and banners used to visually group resources.

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Pricing

Awesome Heroku is an open-source, curated list of links. It is free to use and browse. No pricing plans are associated with this directory.