How to install on Heroku

If you wish to install Helpy on Heroku, there are some changes you will need to make, documented here for reference.

To start out, clone the repo to you localhost: git clone https://github.com/helpyio/helpy.git
Next, open the Gemfile and add the required 12factor gem for Heroku. You can do this by uncommenting the line in the production section at the bottom of the file:

gem 'rails_12factor'

From Helpy 1.x onwards, Helpy uses Carrierwave with the filesystem backend for file storage. This is NOT compatible with Heroku, and you will need to add the fog gem and specify a cloud storage provider.

You can alternatively configure Helpy to use Cloudinary in the settings UI under integrations.

Once you have done these things, you should be able to push to Heroku and your site will be live.