When you click on it, a new pop-up appears from where you can select plans. Once you are on the "Resources" page, go to the "Add-ons" section and search for "Postgres", as shown in figure 4.įrom the drop-down, choose the option "Heroku Postgres". In figure 3, you can see the option "Resources" next to "Overview" and under the application name. You can install add-ons to your application from the "Resources" page. The next step is to add PostgreSQL to the application. It takes seconds to create the application, and then it takes you to the app's dashboard.įigure 3 illustrates my application's dashboard. Once you choose a name and a region for your application, press on "Create app".Īfter clicking the button, Heroku creates the application in the background. Click on the "New" button and choose "Create new app", as shown in figure 1. In this case, you need to create a new application for the database. You can either access your existing applications from the dashboard (if you have any) or create new applications. To do that, log in to your Heroku account and go to the dashboard. The first step is to create a new application on Heroku.
#POSTICO DATABASE LINK HOW TO#
This article teaches you how to deploy a free PostgreSQL database on Heroku.
Heroku has several pricing plans for this service, including a free plan. The Heroku Postgres service is a great option when you need a hosted database for your projects, MVPs or proofs-of-concept.
Heroku Postgres is an SQL database service that allows you to use a relational database such as PostgreSQL on the Heroku platform.