heroku

CLI for Heroku platform-as-a-service

TLDR

Login

$ heroku login

Create app

$ heroku create [app-name]

Deploy via Git

$ git push heroku main

View logs

$ heroku logs --tail

Open app

$ heroku open

Run command on dyno

$ heroku run [bash]

Scale dynos

$ heroku ps:scale web=[2]

Set environment variable

$ heroku config:set [KEY]=[VALUE] -a [app-name]

List apps

$ heroku apps

Show release history

$ heroku releases -a [app-name]

Rollback to a previous release

$ heroku rollback [v42] -a [app-name]

Connect to Postgres

$ heroku pg:psql -a [app-name]

Toggle maintenance mode

$ heroku maintenance:on -a [app-name]

heroku is the CLI for Heroku platform-as-a-service. It manages applications, addons, and infrastructure on Heroku cloud.The tool handles deployment, scaling, logging, and configuration. It integrates with Git for deployments and supports multiple languages.

PARAMETERS

COMMAND

Subcommand to execute.

login

Authenticate with Heroku.

create

Create new application.

logs

View application logs.

run

Run one-off command.

Process management.

config

Manage environment variables.

addons

Manage add-ons.

apps

Manage applications.

releases

Show app release history; rollback to revert.

maintenance

Toggle maintenance mode (:on / :off).

Manage Heroku Postgres databases.

redis

Manage Heroku Redis instances.

domains

List, add, or remove custom domains.

certs

Manage SSL/TLS certificates.

buildpacks

Manage buildpacks for an app.

-a, --app APP

Target application name.

-r, --remote REMOTE

Git remote of app to use.

-j, --json

Format output as JSON.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

brew install heroku

nix profile install nixpkgs#heroku

CAVEATS

Requires Heroku account. Some features require payment. Rate limits apply.

HISTORY

Heroku was originally launched in 2007 for Ruby applications and was acquired by Salesforce in 2010. The CLI tool provides command-line management of the platform.