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  1. Go to https://toolbelt.heroku.com
  2. Hit the download button for you OS. 
  3. Once you have created your Heroku account you give your credentials after typing in the command line

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    $ heroku login 

Install the

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heroku-deploy plugin 

 This project is a Heroku toolbelt plugin for deploying WAR files. It can also be used to deploy executable JAR files.

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  1. Create a folder for example termweb-heroku in your local drive.
  2. Go to the command line and navigate to the created folder from the previous step
  3. When you are in the targeted folder type in the command line

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    $ heroku create

    You have now created a Dyno, your virtual environment ready for deploying your application. A random name will be assigned by Heroku, for example obscure-peak-95997

Deploying the

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war file to Heroku

  1. In the folder you have created for your app in this case termweb-heroku you must have the following files: 1. .WAR file 2.Procfile.
  2. Procfile creation details go to: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile
  3. As soon as all the required files are in the folder enter the command so as to deploy your code in Heroku:

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    $ heroku deploy:war --war <your war file> --app <your heroku app name> 
  4. After the deployment you can now open your application in the browser by typing:

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    $ heroku open --app <your heroku app name>

Database creation

You can go to your Heroku dashboard (https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps), choose your dyno and then go to Add-ons and add Heroku Postgress database, or again by giving the command in the command line:

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$ heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql --app <your heroku app name>

Useful configuration commands

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