DEV_NOTES_HEROKU.md

deployment

+-- miniverse
+-- settings +-- heroku_dev.py +-- wsgi.py +-- urls_heroku_dev.py (not yet created) +-- Procfile

checklist

• python runtime
  • do we want to go live with 3.x?
• static files
• database
  • database routing
• secret key

config vars

• https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/config-vars#add-ons-and-config-vars

Set python version

• reference: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/python-support#supported-python-runtimes

• location: +-- runtime.txt

cat runtime.txt
python-2.7.11

set django vars

• secret key
• create a key: https://gist.github.com/joshsee/8c495c2da9b423d42e8d
• set the key: heroku config:set SECRET_KEY=[key from above]