Victor Stan wrote: > I'm sure its simple on average. For me, deploying on Site5 was > simpler. I also use a blank repository from which i clone my > production site next to it on the server and my dev site on my local > machine through ssh. Same thing, git push, git pull, don't need heroku > for that, too costly anyway unless you want to scale rapidly, which i > don't.
With Heroku there's no git pull -- just push the code and it does everything else. And no setup of the Rails environment -- it's done for you. I've done both (though other VPSs, not site5) quite often. Heroku really is simpler. > > I did, You did what? Please quote when replying so it's clear what you mean. > maybe you can too: > http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers/pricing > > compare that to: http://www.site5.com/ Site5 is shared hosting, not a VPS, right? If so, then the two aren't really comparable -- and Rails generally really wants a VPS. > > Of course, first off, they both serve a different purpose and a > different type of clientele. I wouldn't go for cloud computing just > for the fun of it. Which is what I would do while I'm learning RoR... I wouldn't go for cloud computing for the fun of it either. The nice thing about Heroku and (I think) Rackspace Cloud is that they behave as if they're conventional servers. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
