Unlike the services we have seen previously, Heroku is a type of cloud service known as Platform as a Service (PaaS). In other words, this type of service is designed for the development of applications for companies of all sizes and helps to execute, implement, manage, and scale applications using various available computer programming languages. So, to create our Heroku Postgres, first we are going to create our application. Let's see how to do it:
- As with all internet services, first, we will enter our Heroku credentials at the following link: https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps:
Figure Appendix.45 – Heroku dashboard login
- After signing in, the Heroku dashboard is shown as follows and there we will click on Create new app:
Figure Appendix.46 – Heroku dashboard
- In the Create New App view, we will add atm-heroku-app as the app name and we will click on the Create app button:
Figure Appendix.47 – Creating a new Heroku...