Sidekiq on Heroku

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Hi

I want to use Sidekiq to run some jobs in the background. The jobs will be created by the whenever gem (or similar) which creates a Sidekiq worker at a specific time. This worker will in turn create a few hundred Sidekiq jobs.

So, I’m using Heroku and wonder if I need to use a separate worker dyno for these jobs? Or can I use, for example, Unicorn to run Sidekiq “inside” my one web dyno?

I read something about it here: Free background jobs on heroku (Example)

But is it a good idea?

If it is not appropriate do it this way, can I spin up a separate worker when I need to? Perhaps I will create these jobs once a week. It would be cool to create a worker → finish all jobs → kill worker. Possible?

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So, I'm using Heroku and wonder if I need to use a separate worker dyno for these jobs? Or can I use, for example, Unicorn to run Sidekiq "inside" my one web dyno?

You can, but it's not recommended.

I read something about it here: Free background jobs on heroku (Example) But is it a good idea?

Not if you ask me.

If it is not appropriate do it this way, can I spin up a separate worker when I need to? Perhaps I will create these jobs once a week. It would be cool to create a worker -> finish all jobs -> kill worker. Possible?

Have a go with: GitHub - JustinLove/autoscaler: Start/stop Sidekiq workers on Heroku