installation_heroku.md

How to run the Susi server on Heroku using Toolbelt

1. Create a Heroku account
2. Download the Heroku toolbelt
3. Login with heroku: heroku login
4. Clone the Susi server and update the submodules:

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/fossasia/susi_server.git
   

5. Move into the cloned repository: cd susi_server
6. Update submodules: git submodule update --init --recursive
7. Create a heroku app: heroku create [optional: app name]
8. Push the development branch to heroku: git push heroku development:master
9. Confirm the susi server is running: heroku logs --tail
10. Sometimes the server may take a while to start. The logs would show State changed from starting to up when the server is ready.
11. Open the URL of your server in your browser: heroku open.