using_heroku.md

Using Heroku

A brief guide to maintaining apps deployed using Heroku.

Setup:

Install and Add login credentials for Heroku CLI

Deploying:

Guide

TL;DR

1. Navigate to your local repo

2. Create a new Heroku App heroku create

   ALT: If you already have an app on Heroku, add its remote to your git repo:

   git remote add heroku [email protected]:[project].git

3. Push changes to Heroku git push heroku master (repeat, as necessary)

Useful Add-Ons:

• Database Heroku Postgres: Simple, relational database.
• Storage Bucketeer: Stores media using Amazon S3.
• Logging Papertrail: Logs API visits.

Last updated 12/24/2018.