Category Archives: Heroku

Video: Java, Play Framework & Scala Apps on Heroku

If you haven’t been able to make it to one of my Java User Group talks about Heroku but you want to see the presentation, then you are in luck! The Portland JUG recorded my talk on Running Java, Play Framework, and Scala Apps on the Cloud with Heroku. Check it out and let me [...]

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Video: Spring Roo and Grails Apps on the Cloud

At SpringOne 2GX I did a presentation about running Spring Roo (really Spring anything) and Grails apps on the cloud with Heroku. A video recording of my session has been posted on InfoQ. If you want to try out Spring Roo or Grails on Heroku then one way is to deploy a copy of one [...]

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Deploy Containerless Tapestry Apps on Heroku

Recently I spent some time with Howard Lewis Ship, creator of the Apache Tapestry web framework. Howard is a technical rock star so it was really fun to sit down with him and hack on some code. Our goal was to make it easy for people to run their Tapestry apps on the cloud with [...]

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Run Grails on the Cloud with Heroku

Support for Grails on Heroku was recently announced and I’d like to walk you through the steps to create a simple Grails app and then deploy it on the cloud with Heroku. Before you get started install Grails 2.0.0, install the Heroku toolbelt, install git, and signup for a Heroku.com account. Don’t worry, you won’t [...]

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Heroku at Jfokus and Spring I/O 2012

In just a few weeks I’ll be over in Europe presenting about Heroku at two fantastic Java conferences. First up is Jfokus in Stockholm! On February 14 at 20:00 I will be leading a Cloud Conversations BoF. Then on February 15 at 11:10 I will be speaking about how to “git push” Java & Play! [...]

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Try the New Play Framework Heroku Plugin

I just published a Heroku Plugin for Play Framework. Right now it just deploys a Play app to Heroku. Try it out: Signup for a Heroku account Install the Heroku plugin locally: $ play install heroku Create a Play (1.2.3 or 1.2.4) app: $ play new foo –with heroku Or if you already have an [...]

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Java on Heroku at CinJUG, Detroit JUG, and MongoDB Boulder

Over the next few days I’ll be presenting about Java, Play Framework, and Scala on Heroku at a couple Java User Groups and a MongoDB conference: Cincinnati JUG on January 26th Detroit JUG on January 31st MongoDB Boulder on Febuary 1st Hope to see you there!

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Tutorial & Screencast: Java on Heroku with Eclipse

UPDATE: There is a new and better way to get started with Java on Heroku using Eclipse. For details check out: Screencast: Java Template Apps on Heroku The rest of this post is now legacy stuff. I recorded a screencast and put together some instructions on how to try out Java on Heroku using just [...]

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Java, Play! & Scala on Heroku – This Week in San Diego, Mountain View, and Albany

This week I’ll presenting at three Java User Groups about Running Java, Play! and Scala Apps on the Cloud: San Diego Java User’s Group on Tuesday, January 17th Silicon Valley Web JUG on Wednesday, January 18th The Capital District Java Developers Network on Thursday January 19th Hope to see you there!

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