# Elixir Deployment Options

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-deployment-options/289>\
**Category:** Discussions\
**Tags:** deployment, discussion\
**Created:** [March 29, 2016, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-deployment-options/289 "2016-03-29T10:30:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-deployment-options/289/26 "2016-04-08T01:29:41Z")

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> [@mackenza](#):
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> I have used VPS from a few providers and they all had internal networks that provided machine to machine communication via internal IP addresses (all you need for channels).

I realize it isn’t quite the same thing, but to be clear, that doesn’t work on heroku, correct?

Security hardening actually isn’t as big of a concern for me as db backups or various db replication schemes. I suppose its possible that a single cron script can get by until more is actually needed…but I’m not sure I’d even know when its needed.

Glanced back through the thread, and forgot I didn’t even start it; sorry for somewhat hijacking it, and thank you everyone for all the advice!

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