Setting up Dokku with MySQL and Rails

digital-ocean, dokku, mysql, ruby, ruby-on-rails

Solution

There is an answer here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/can-t-install-mysql-on-dokku

Short: use this fork https://github.com/k2nr/dokku-mysql-plugin

Problem

Right off the bat, this is the issue: ``` $ dokku mysql:create app mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/git’: Permission denied ``` Dumb founded... Here's what I did: I went to Digital Ocean and got a Dokku server. From there I set it up by simply going to the IP and pushing the blue button. I then followed this guide except that I made a deviation with the dokku mysql plugin. Let me know if you need anymore information. Will happily update my question per a comment. Key Question: How do I set up a MySQL DB given that I am having the above error?

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