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# Herokuish Buildpacks
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Subcommands new as of 0.15.0
```
buildpacks:set-property [--global|<app>] <key> <value> # Set or clear a buildpacks property for an app
```
```
builder-herokuish:report [<app>] [<flag>] # Displays a builder-herokuish report for one or more apps
builder-herokuish:set <app> <key> (<value>) # Set or clear a builder-herokuish property for an app
```
> [!WARNING]
> If using the `buildpacks` plugin, be sure to unset any `BUILDPACK_URL` and remove any such entries from a committed `.env` file. A specified `BUILDPACK_URL` will always override a `.buildpacks` file or the buildpacks plugin.
Dokku normally defaults to using [Heroku buildpacks](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/buildpacks) for deployment, though this may be overridden by committing a valid `Dockerfile` to the root of your repository and pushing the repository to your Dokku installation. To avoid this automatic `Dockerfile` deployment detection, you may do one of the following:
- Set a `BUILDPACK_URL` environment variable
- This can be done via `dokku config:set` or via a committed `.env` file in the root of the repository. See the [environment variable documentation](/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md) for more details.
- Create a `.buildpacks` file in the root of your repository.
- This can be via a committed `.buildpacks` file or managed via the `buildpacks` plugin commands.
This page will cover usage of the `buildpacks` plugin.
## Usage
### Detection
This builder will be auto-detected in either the following cases:
- The `BUILDPACK_URL` app environment variable is set.
- This can be done via `dokku config:set` or via a committed `.env` file in the root of the repository. See the [environment variable documentation](/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md) for more details.
- A `.buildpacks` file exists in the root of the app repository.
- This can be via a committed `.buildpacks` file or managed via the `buildpacks` plugin commands.
The builder can also be specified via the `builder:set` command:
```shell
dokku builder:set node-js-app selected herokuish
```
> Dokku will only select the `dockerfile` builder if both the `herokuish` and `pack` builders are not detected and a Dockerfile exists. See the [dockerfile builder documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/dockerfiles.md) for more information on how that builder functions.
### Customizing the Buildpack stack builder
> [!IMPORTANT]
> New as of 0.23.0
The default stack builder in use by Herokuish buildpacks in Dokku is based on `gliderlabs/herokuish:latest`. Typically, this is installed via an OS package which pulls the requisite Docker image. Users may desire to switch the stack builder to a custom version, either to update the operating system or to customize packages included with the stack builder. This can be performed via the `buildpacks:set-property` command.
```shell
dokku buildpacks:set-property node-js-app stack gliderlabs/herokuish:latest
```
The specified stack builder can also be unset by omitting the name of the stack builder when calling `buildpacks:set-property`.
```shell
dokku buildpacks:set-property node-js-app stack
```
A change in the stack builder value will execute the `post-stack-set` trigger.
Finally, stack builders can be set or unset globally as a fallback. This will take precedence over a globally set `DOKKU_IMAGE` environment variable (`gliderlabs/herokuish:latest-24` by default).
```shell
# set globally
dokku buildpacks:set-property --global stack gliderlabs/herokuish:latest
# unset globally
dokku buildpacks:set-property --global stack
```
### Allowing herokuish for non-amd64 platforms
> [!IMPORTANT]
> New as of 0.29.0
By default, the builder-herokuish plugin is not enabled for non-amd64 platforms, and attempting to use it is blocked. This is because the majority of buildpacks are not cross-platform compatible, and thus building apps will either be considerably slower - due to emulating the amd64 platform - or won't work - due to building amd64 packages on arm64 platforms.
To force-enable herokuish on non-amd64 platforms, the `allowed` property can be set via `builder-herokuish:set`. The default value depends on the host platform architecture (`true` on amd64, `false` otherwise).
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:set node-js-app allowed true
```
The default value may be set by passing an empty value for the option:
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:set node-js-app allowed
```
The `allowed` property can also be set globally. The global default is platform-dependent, and the global value is used when no app-specific value is set.
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:set --global allowed true
```
The default value may be set by passing an empty value for the option.
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:set --global allowed
```
### Displaying builder-herokuish reports for an app
> [!IMPORTANT]
> New as of 0.29.0
You can get a report about the app's storage status using the `builder-herokuish:report` command:
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:report
```
```
=====> node-js-app builder-herokuish information
Builder herokuish computed allowed: false
Builder herokuish global allowed:
Builder herokuish allowed: false
=====> python-sample builder-herokuish information
Builder herokuish computed allowed: true
Builder herokuish global allowed:
Builder herokuish allowed:
=====> ruby-sample builder-herokuish information
Builder herokuish computed allowed: true
Builder herokuish global allowed:
Builder herokuish allowed:
```
The `allowed` and `global-allowed` keys hold the raw per-app and global value respectively, and are empty when nothing has been set. The `computed-allowed` key holds the effective value used at build time, falling back to the global value (where one has been set) and then to the built-in default (`true` on amd64, `false` otherwise).
You can run the command for a specific app also.
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:report node-js-app
```
```
=====> node-js-app builder-herokuish information
Builder herokuish computed allowed: false
Builder herokuish global allowed:
Builder herokuish allowed: false
```
You can pass flags which will output only the value of the specific information you want. For example:
```shell
dokku builder-herokuish:report node-js-app --builder-herokuish-allowed
```
```
false
```
## Errata
### Switching from Dockerfile deployments
If an application was previously deployed via Dockerfile, the following commands should be run before a buildpack deploy will succeed:
```shell
dokku ports:clear node-js-app
```
### `curl` build timeouts
Certain buildpacks may time out in retrieving dependencies via `curl`. This can happen when your network connection is poor or if there is significant network congestion. You may see a message similar to `gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file` after a `curl` command.
If you see output similar this when deploying , you may need to override the `curl` timeouts to increase the length of time allotted to those tasks. You can do so via the `config` plugin:
```shell
dokku config:set --global CURL_TIMEOUT=1200
dokku config:set --global CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=180
```
### Clearing buildpack cache
See the [repository management documentation](/docs/advanced-usage/repository-management.md#clearing-app-cache) for more information on how to clear buildpack build cache for an application.
### Specifying commands via Procfile
See the [Procfile documentation](/docs/processes/process-management.md#procfile) for more information on how to specify different processes for your app.
### Listing Buildpacks in Use
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#listing-buildpacks-in-use) for more information on how to list buildpacks in use.
### Adding custom buildpacks
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#adding-custom-buildpacks) for more information on how to add custom buildpacks.
### Overwriting a buildpack position
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#overwriting-a-buildpack-position) for more information on how to overwrite a buildpack position.
### Removing a buildpack
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#removing-a-buildpack) for more information on how to remove a buildpack.
### Clearing all buildpacks
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#clearing-all-buildpacks) for more information on how to clear all buildpacks.
### Using a specific buildpack version
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#using-a-specific-buildpack-version) for more information on how to using a specific buildpack version
### Displaying buildpack reports for an app
See the [buildpack management documentation](/docs/deployment/builders/buildpack-management.md#displaying-buildpack-reports-for-an-app) for more information on how to display buildpack reports for an app.
## Properties
### Settable properties
| Property | Scope | Default | Report flags | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `allowed` | app + global | `true` | `--builder-herokuish-allowed`, `--builder-herokuish-global-allowed`, `--builder-herokuish-computed-allowed` | When `false`, the herokuish builder is skipped during builder detection for this app |