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 1 | # Deploy Django App to Heroku
 2 |  
 3 | This is a part of YouTube Tutorial video on How to Deploy a Django Application to Heroku.
 4 | https://youtu.be/V2rWvStauak
 5 | 
 6 | ## Usage
 7 | 
 8 | * If you don't have git installed, follow this [Tutorial](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git) and come back here.
 9 | 
10 | * Make a copy of your project or use a seperate git branch.
11 | 
12 | * Make sure your virtual environment is activated.
13 | 
14 | * Add your dependencies to requirements.txt by typing in the terminal,
15 | ```shell
16 | pip freeze > requirements.txt
17 | ```
18 | 
19 | * Add this in settings.py
20 | ```python
21 | STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
22 | ```
23 | 
24 | * [Make a Heroku account](https://signup.heroku.com/)
25 | 
26 | * [Download Heroku CLI](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli)
27 | 
28 | * [Configure Django Heroku](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/django-app-configuration)
29 | 
30 | * In your terminal, type in
31 |  ```shell
32 | git init
33 | git add .
34 | git commit -m "first commit"
35 | 
36 | heroku login
37 | heroku create app_name
38 | git push heroku main
39 | heroku open
40 | 
41 | heroku run python manage.py migrate
42 | ```
43 | ** PS: if Heroku isn't recognized as a command, please close your terminal and editor and then re-open it.
44 | 
45 | * DEBUG = False in settings.py
46 | 
47 | * ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['your_app_name.herokuapp.com', 'localhost', '127.0.0.1'] in settings.py
48 | 
49 | * If you make edits, then just type in the terminal,
50 | ```shell
51 | git add .
52 | git commit -m "edit"
53 | git push heroku main
54 | ```
55 | 


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