kfrancis / heroku-reverse-proxy-1

Simple reverse proxy SSL termination using nginx on Heroku dynos specifically for Intercom Help Center

Intercom Reverse Proxy on Heroku

Run a reverse ssl termination proxy using nginx on Heroku so that you can use a custom domain with Intercom in the simpliest possible way. Yes, you still need to setup the SSL but Heroku's ACM makes that easy and you'll need a CNAME/ALIAS record but still, this is much easier than mucking around.

Installation

• Use the Deploy to Heroku button above to create a copy of the app, then configure the CUSTOM_DOMAIN config variable.
• Add a credit card, upgrade to a paid dyno (hobby).
• Enable ACM (Let's Encrypt certificate managed completely by Heroku).
• Add your custom domain to the new Heroku app and add the related CNAME DNS record. I highly recommend DNSimple
• Wait (for the gerbils).
• Bingo.

Config Variables

• CUSTOM_DOMAIN - should be your domain (no scheme) that you set in the Intercom Help Center Settings. Eg. support.yourdomain.com

Credits

Updated to heroku-16 stack and recent community build pack for nginx.

Based on funwhilelost/heroku-reverse-proxy who at least had something that wasn't based on cedar.