heroku-buildpack-apt

Add support for apt-based dependencies during both compile and runtime.

Added ability to also specify custom repositories through :repo: in Aptfile (see example below).

[!Important] This buildpack is compatible with Heroku’s Cedar generation platform only.

For equivalent functionality on Heroku’s Fir generation platform, then check out the .deb Packages CNB here.

Usage

This buildpack is not meant to be used on its own, and instead should be in used in combination with Heroku’s multiple buildpack support.

Include a list of apt package names to be installed in a file named Aptfile.

To find out what packages are available, see: https://packages.ubuntu.com

See the Heroku Stacks documention for which Ubuntu LTS version is used by each Heroku stack.

Example

Command-line

To use the latest stable version:

heroku buildpacks:add --index 1 heroku-community/apt

To use the edge version (i.e. the code in this repo):

heroku buildpacks:add --index 1 https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-apt

Aptfile

# you can list packages
libexample-dev

# or include links to specific .deb files
https://downloads.example.com/example.deb

# or add custom apt repos (only required if using packages outside of the standard Ubuntu APT repositories)
:repo:deb https://apt.example.com/ example-distro main

License

MIT