# Fir

Published articles for Fir.

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## Heroku Terraform Provider Optimized for Fir

DevFeed: [Heroku Terraform Provider Optimized for Fir](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/unleash-the-power-of-iac-on-heroku-s-next-generation-terraform-for-fir-is-here-26445.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/heroku-terraform-for-fir/>)

Author: Alberto Sigismondi

Published: 2025-11-24T17:30:17Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>), [Infrastructure as code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>)

Tags: [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [iac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iac.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>)

### AI overview

Heroku announces that its Terraform Provider is fully optimized for Fir, enabling Infrastructure as Code management of applications and other Heroku resources on the next-generation platform.

### Source excerpt

We are thrilled to announce that the Heroku Terraform Provider is now fully optimized for Fir. This significant milestone allows developers to manage our next-generation platform using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Fir is built on a modern foundation of cloud-native, open-source standards (Kubernetes) while maintaining the legendary Heroku developer experience. By combining the declarative power [...] The post Unleash the Power of IaC on Heroku's Next Generation: Terraform for Fir is Here! appeared first on Heroku.

## Using heroku run for Interactive One-Off Dynos on Heroku Fir

DevFeed: [Using heroku run for Interactive One-Off Dynos on Heroku Fir](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/triage-and-fix-with-confidence-heroku-run-and-otel-on-heroku-fir-26444.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/heroku-run-and-otel-on-heroku-fir/>)

Author: Su Glasgo

Published: 2025-09-08T21:33:43Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Database Migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database-migration.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>)

Tags: [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [database-migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database-migration.md>), [dynos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dynos.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [opentelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentelemetry.md>), [performance-optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance-optimization.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [troubleshooting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/troubleshooting.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how Heroku Fir supports interactive CLI sessions through dedicated one-off dynos. It describes using these isolated dynos for administrative tasks, database migrations, real-time diagnostics, and troubleshooting, with public SSH key authentication required.

### Source excerpt

When Production Goes Sideways Imagine this: It's 2 AM, your phone buzzes with an alert, and your dashboards are screaming. Production is down. Sound familiar? An automated health check has failed, and your internal dashboards are showing a spike in errors. You've just pushed a new release that included a critical database schema change, and [...] The post Triage and Fix with Confidence: <code>heroku run</code> and OTel on Heroku Fir appeared first on Heroku.

## OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and Fir: Putting it All Together

DevFeed: [OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and Fir: Putting it All Together](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/opentelemetry-kubernetes-and-fir-putting-it-all-together-26478.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/opentelemetry-kubernetes-fir-putting-it-all-together/>)

Author: Ken W. Alger

Published: 2025-07-09T15:00:13Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [OpenTelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/opentelemetry.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Microservice](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservice.md>)

Tags: [alternatives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alternatives.md>), [buildpacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/buildpacks.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datadog.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [jaeger](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jaeger.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microservices.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [opentelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentelemetry.md>), [performance-optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance-optimization.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how Heroku's Fir cloud platform uses Kubernetes for automated scaling, self-healing, and resource management while exposing a Heroku interface to users. It also describes how OpenTelemetry standardizes telemetry collection and enables distributed tracing, performance diagnosis, and routing data to different monitoring backends without vendor lock-in.

### Source excerpt

Modern cloud-native architectures are composed of multiple microservices running across dynamic environments. Effectively diagnosing performance issues, bottlenecks, or failures requires comprehensive observability. For this, many organizations look to OpenTelemetry, which provides a standardized approach to capturing and analyzing telemetry data. Fir is Heroku's next generation cloud platform, designed to offer more modern cloud-native capabilities with [...] The post OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and Fir: Putting it All Together appeared first on Heroku.

## OpenTelemetry Basics on Heroku Fir

DevFeed: [OpenTelemetry Basics on Heroku Fir](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/opentelemetry-basics-on-heroku-fir-26477.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/opentelemetry-basics-on-heroku-fir/>)

Author: Alex Arnell

Published: 2025-05-27T14:59:43Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [OpenTelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/opentelemetry.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [data-analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-analytics.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [opentelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentelemetry.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>), [traces](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/traces.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains OpenTelemetry and how Heroku built it into the Fir platform. It describes OpenTelemetry's role in collecting logs, metrics, and traces for observing, troubleshooting, and improving distributed applications.

### Source excerpt

Heroku recently made the next generation platform - Fir - generally available. Fir builds on the strengths of the Cedar generation while introducing a new modern era of developer experience. Fir leverages modern cloud-native technologies to provide a seamless and performant platform. One of the goals we set out to achieve with Fir is to [...] The post OpenTelemetry Basics on Heroku Fir appeared first on Heroku.

## Heroku Fir: Dive into the New Platform Capabilities

DevFeed: [Heroku Fir: Dive into the New Platform Capabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/heroku-fir-dive-into-the-new-platform-capabilities-26432.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/heroku-fir-generally-available-new-platform-capabilities/>)

Author: Ethan Limchayseng

Published: 2025-04-02T06:58:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Cloud Native Ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-native-ecosystem.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [buildpacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/buildpacks.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [nextgen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nextgen.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

### AI overview

Heroku announces the general availability of Fir, its next-generation platform built on open source standards and cloud-native technologies. The article highlights Cloud Native Buildpacks as the standard build system for creating portable OCI container images and simplifying deployment.

### Source excerpt

For years, Heroku has been empowering developers to deploy and scale their applications with ease. We're thrilled to offer the next generation of the Heroku platform, codenamed Fir. Built on open source standards and cloud-native technologies, Fir accelerates your development like never before. A change of this scale is not something that we take lightly. [...] The post Heroku Fir: Dive into the New Platform Capabilities appeared first on Heroku.

## Planting New Platform Roots in Cloud Native with Fir

DevFeed: [Planting New Platform Roots in Cloud Native with Fir](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/planting-new-platform-roots-in-cloud-native-with-fir-26486.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/planting-new-platform-roots-cloud-native-fir/>)

Author: Terence Lee

Published: 2024-12-02T14:15:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Cloud Native Ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-native-ecosystem.md>), [Buildpacks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/buildpacks.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [buildpacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/buildpacks.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [fir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fir.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [nextgen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nextgen.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [opentelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentelemetry.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [vendor-lock-in](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vendor-lock-in.md>)

### AI overview

Heroku introduces Fir, a new technology stack built on cloud-native technologies and open source standards. The article describes its use of OCI images, Cloud Native Buildpacks, OpenTelemetry, and Kubernetes to support portability, interoperability, scalability, and developer experience.

### Source excerpt

Cloud platforms have come a long way since Heroku first set out to empower developers. Today's cloud native development demands even greater flexibility, openness, and scalability. A fun fact about Heroku is that we use trees to denote the generation of the platform technology stack (aka version). In the tradition of Aspen, Bamboo, and Cedar, [...] The post Planting New Platform Roots in Cloud Native with Fir appeared first on Heroku.