Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would have been a good comment if you dropped the first line.
So you disagree that it's superior? Please explain why.
The comment has been deleted to remove the unnecessary comment: you're seeing the improved version.
Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
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Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#52I am using Coolify ( https://coolify.io ), an open source self-hosted PaaS which is a relatively newer kid on the block compared to Dokku and CapRover. I tried both of these and I just didn't like how they were, always had some problem or another. In contrast, Coolify has a great GUI that abstracts away the most common things about PaaS hosting, like connecting to GitHub automatically for git push deploys, SSL certif…
It's funny how people are different, after using CapRover for years I tried Coolify but it felt like so much functionality was missing that I would not use it over CapRover in its current state. All the things you mentioned (GitHub webhooks, custom domains, SSL certs, reverse proxying) are supported by Cap. It also supports Docker Swarm.
When I looked at CapRover recently, the GitHub integration in the docs required manually setting up a GitHub Actions integration and I couldn't exactly figure out what parts I needed to change since the example was for a NodeJS app, and I'm assuming it needed to be added or changed for each repo you want to track git pushes from.
In contrast, with Coolify, you simply login with your GitHub account and it installs a (one-time setup) GitHub app onto your account that automatically sets up the webhooks and I didn't need to do any configuration after that, it just worked for all subsequent apps. That level of ease of use is the experience I had with Heroku and I do not understand why more self-hosted PaaS don't seem to replicate that as well.
Also I like the Coolify GUI over the CapRover one, dark mode plus modern non-Bootstrap design is nice.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#53I took static ips on my fiber and I use my older workstation as a server.
I use zfs for backup of the whole thing.
It is not mission critical so I can accept downtime. Even then, in the last year I had zero downtime.
I think it can be a viable (and fun) option for many small applications.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#54I am using Coolify ( https://coolify.io ), an open source self-hosted PaaS which is a relatively newer kid on the block compared to Dokku and CapRover. I tried both of these and I just didn't like how they were, always had some problem or another. In contrast, Coolify has a great GUI that abstracts away the most common things about PaaS hosting, like connecting to GitHub automatically for git push deploys, SSL certif…
It's funny how people are different, after using CapRover for years I tried Coolify but it felt like so much functionality was missing that I would not use it over CapRover in its current state. All the things you mentioned (GitHub webhooks, custom domains, SSL certs, reverse proxying) are supported by Cap. It also supports Docker Swarm.
I use CapRover and my main criticism is the non-zero downtime deployment.
Also when I update docker some apps don't restart properly, but that may just be my (basic Ubuntu dedicated) server though.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#55I'm working on an open-source framework for converting Jupyter Notebook to interactive web applications. I was using free Heroku dynos for demo app deployments. I have 19 demo applications running (example https://automated-pdf-reports.herokuapp.com/)
All apps use 1000 free dyno hours in ~25 days, so at the end of the month, Heroku switched them off.
I didn't find any free alternative for my users and me. I'm thinking about building my own service where users can upload notebooks and publish them as web applications.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
For personal stuff or business? I'm extremely familiar with AWS at the corporate level but I refuse to use it for personal stuff. Not only are the pricing schemes suspect, the results can be surprising. A single front page feature on HN, for example, could suddenly cost you $150,000 because you didn't wade through enough labyrinthine configuration pages to set the right budgets.
So you're saying that if someone buys access to a kitchen, doesn't learn to cook or operate it safely, burns the place down trying to serve 100,000 people, they'll get a big insurance claim made against them and have a $150k bill? You're kidding me? Are you telling me people have to learn to USE these tools if they don't want a nasty surprise? :-P (I'm being tongue-in-cheek cheeky here.) I know you're mostly pushing…
Eek what a hot take.
He's talking about the pricing model not the way to operate it. AWS bills for egress data. You can't operate it in any different way to stop that.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
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Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#58I am using Coolify ( https://coolify.io ), an open source self-hosted PaaS which is a relatively newer kid on the block compared to Dokku and CapRover. I tried both of these and I just didn't like how they were, always had some problem or another. In contrast, Coolify has a great GUI that abstracts away the most common things about PaaS hosting, like connecting to GitHub automatically for git push deploys, SSL certif…
How come you compile your app on your deployment platform? I know Heroku does this, but wouldn't it be easier to compile your Rust app on a beefy CI server and then just ship a binary or container image to your deployment infra where you can size the server according to runtime load.
E.g. I use Fly.io for one of my apps. I build a container image as part of CI on Github Actions and then just push that image to Fly as part of a deploy. Fly never deals with a build step (although it can do that as well).
$5 is very cheap for the Hetzner server you describe though.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#59I have 4 apps running on fly.io for most of this year and can recommend them.
2 are elixir apps that have been created on fly, 1 was an elixir app I had running on heroku, and 1 was rails app on heroku I recently migrated. I used their heroku migrator and it worked pretty much automatically. I had a few steps to follow to move the DB, but their docs covered it - https://fly.io/docs/rails/getting-started/migrate-from-herok...
I didn't want a self-hosted flavor of Heroku, and I value an opinionated and active community around the platform. I'll mirror another comment here:
> Everyone wants to be the new Heroku, but that should be table stakes. Fly is innovative in the same way Heroku was when it launched.
Re: Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
#60I am using Coolify ( https://coolify.io ), an open source self-hosted PaaS which is a relatively newer kid on the block compared to Dokku and CapRover. I tried both of these and I just didn't like how they were, always had some problem or another. In contrast, Coolify has a great GUI that abstracts away the most common things about PaaS hosting, like connecting to GitHub automatically for git push deploys, SSL certif…
Also loving Coolify after using CapRover. Very much enjoying the simplified interface.