I’ve successfully deployed my Rails app on App Platform, and now I’m needing to import my database from Heroku. I tried to install heroku CLI on the console, but the sudo command does not exists:
$ sudo snap --install --classic heroku
bash: sudo: command not found
how can I import my database from Heroku to the app platform?
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Hi there,
I believe that you should not run your database inside a web service on the App platform itself as the containers are recreated on each deployment and no data is persisted.
You would need to use a Managed database instead, you can follow the steps on how to do that here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-databases/
Regards, Bobby
Hey @soporteAnemone,
Unless you use a Dockerfile, apps do not get root access. Regardless, I would recommend performing the migration locally on your computer:
- Follow the Heroku instructions on downloading a backup of your database
- Then, grab the connection details to your database from the App Platform control panel. Browse to your app, click the Settings tab, and then click the database component.
- Import the database export to your database.
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