how to run a simple file on heroku

Question

say I\'ve got my rails app on github and am deploying the github repo on heroku.

I\'ve got a situation where I have a simple text file with bunch of words (it is in my g

Answer 1

Since you're talking about a Rails app on Heroku, how about using rails runner:

heroku run bundle exec rails runner ./path/to/script.rb -a 

Have a look at the RailsGuides for rails runner for more details.

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Alternatively, turn that script into a rake task if runner is not your cup of tea (eg, for recurring tasks).