RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
App.JSON Error: RocketChat does not work with Heroku
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Description
Description:
When visiting this website: https://elements.heroku.com/buttons/rocketchat/rocket.chat
and clicking on "Deploy to heroku," it does not work
Steps to reproduce:
- Visit https://elements.heroku.com/buttons/rocketchat/rocket.chat
- Click on "Deploy to Heroku"
- Error shows up
Expected behavior:
Clicking on the button should deploy it to heroku
Actual behavior:

"No app.json found...," refer to the screenshot
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server:
- Operating System:
- Deployment Method:
- Number of Running Instances:
- DB Replicaset Oplog:
- NodeJS Version:
- MongoDB Version:
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version:
- Operating System:
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the deployment from the Heroku button URL and inspect why Heroku reports that no app.json was found. Identify the repository deployment configuration involved and verify that the button completes a successful Heroku deployment.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100