Upload to heroku without git

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Im making a tiny web app, really just for personal testing, the app is built with php / mysql, i plan to host it on heroku, but i was wondering is it possible to host stuff on heroku without pushing from git.

I am not too keen on using git as it's another thing to setup and i don't need any collaborators on this project, also if i want to keep my code private i have to sign-up to a premium account. Both of those seem kind of backwards if all i want to do is upload a project to heroku.

Does any one know a way round this where i can upload a local file directly from the command line ?

You don't have to use an external service for git per se. And if you do want it, for back-up or collaboration, you could also use Bitbucket. They offer unlimited free private repositories. — Myrne Stol, May 14 '13 at 10:56

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 06 '14 at 14:08

You can use a plugin heroku push that is built by one of the Heroku engineers. You can find it at https://github.com/ddollar/heroku-push. But there isn't a FTP style upload available if that's what you're looking for.

Also, just because Heroku uses Git doesn't mean you have to have a Github account (since you mention having to have a premium account). All Github provides is an additional place to store your code if you are working on it in a team. There is absolutely NO REASON that you have to use github to use Heroku.

UPDATE: Heroku recently introduced programmatic builds which let you deploy a TAR file directly to Heroku via their API. Read more at https://blog.heroku.com/archives/2013/12/20/programmatically_release_code_to_heroku_using_the_platform_api

UPDATE2: Heroku have now introduced HTTP GIT - much simpler without having to deal with SSH keys and such like. Also, DropBox deployment is pretty neat.

how can i handle .env file? it is taking code from github, i will not push my .env to git — Sunil Garg, May 13 '22 at 04:54

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '16 at 09:10

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A current option recommended to replace heroku-push is heroku-builds.

With it, you can use heroku builds:create to deploy the current working directory to a Heroku app, among other things.

answered Jan 31 '16 at 09:10

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This is super helpful when you have stuff you need uploaded even though it's in your `.gitignore`. – Dennis Hackethal Dec 05 '19 at 20:29
Can you mention how to upload a folder by this method. Thank you – Karan Gandhi May 28 '20 at 07:36
@KaranGandhi I'm not sure what you mean. This command uploads the entire folder that it is run inside of, along with all subfolders. – jrh Jun 05 '20 at 19:37

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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You can use https://github.com/ddollar/heroku-push and push directories without git.

But I think git is better, because you can setup your repository local so your code is privat and source control isn't a worse thing even if you work alone. You may read this

edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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answered May 14 '13 at 08:24

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