Running multiple websites (with different hostnames) on AppHarbor? - appharbor

Do I need to have separate/multiple workers to run multiple websites (each with a unique domain) on AppHarbor? I'm using a VPS now to run 5 different websites and it's very cost effective, but thinking about moving to something like AppHarbor or Azure.
Thanks.

From the one account (username/pass), you would set up each site with it's own free Canoe plan.
To each plan you would then need to add the $10/m for custom hostnames, which lets you point your domain name at the site. For a total of $50/m
https://appharbor.com/pricing
Multiple workers (the paid plans) are designed to scale one site to handle more traffic, not to host multiple sites under the one plan.

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