diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d05134b..e674538 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ $ pip install -r requirements.txt
 $ python app.py
 ```
 
+## Deploy to Heroku
+
+[![Deploy](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.png)](https://heroku.com/deploy)
+
+You will need to set the `SE_KEY` environment variable in your heroku app in order for this to work. You can read more about it [clicking here](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/config-vars#setting-up-config-vars-for-a-deployed-application)
+
+
 ## Contributing
 
 - Please use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/karan/slack-overflow/issues) to report any bugs or file feature requests.
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c5d6d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "name": "Slack Overflow",
+    "description": "A programmer's best friend, now in Slack.",
+    "keywords": [
+        "slack",
+        "flask",
+        "python",
+        "web",
+        "stack overflow"
+    ],
+    "repository": "https://github.com/karan/slack-overflow"
+}