Open Source install packages for Heroku

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jarofgreen
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Open Source install packages for Heroku

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Now Heroku officially supports PHP, will Open Source packages provide install distributions?

It can be a pain to install some of the more complex software. The thinking is that having a git repo that a user can just clone, push to Heroku and follow some simple install instructions will make installation much easier and thus help with uptake.

For updates, users can simply pull the latest commits from the original repository and push to Heroku. This should even mix nicely with their own commits; such as adding their own logo or tweaking the website colours.

Does this sound like a plan, any flaws I've missed?

If you search for "wordpress heroku" for example you'll find lots of third party solutions - but will projects now start offering official distributions, so to speak?

(This might also help with support - none of those "what server versions are you running?" questions.)

ps. I set up my Calendar Open Source project there this weekend - I haven't written up full instructions yet and there will still be some rought edges but it basically works and is at https://github.com/OpenACalendar/OpenAC ... For-Heroku (Project details: http://ican.openacalendar.org/ )
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