Before continue, be sure to create your git repository:
$ git init
$ git add .
$ git commit -m"Initial commit"
Note
Generated project already have a valid .gitignore for Django
If you choose to enable Heroku deployment during project bootstrap, you already have anything you need. Simply obtain Heroku Toolbelt and start creating your first application:
$ heroku apps:create <app_name>
$ git push heroku master
You have deployed your website in Heroku platform but you need to achieve some extra steps.
Note
Check ALLOWED_HOSTS setting or you will get a 400 (bad request) error when in production
Set these enviroment variables so production configuration will work like expected:
$ heroku config:set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=<random secret key>
$ heroku config:set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=django_cms.settings.production
Note
django_cms package could have a different name according to your initial choose
Configure your AWS bucket and add these environment variables to Heroku:
$ heroku config:set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<random key_id>
$ heroku config:set AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<random access_key>
$ heroku config:set AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=<your bucket name>
Run these commands using Heroku run:
$ heroku run python django_cms/manage.py syncdb --all
$ heroku run python django_cms/manage.py migrate --fake
$ heroku run python django_cms/manage.py collectstatic
Note
django_cms package could have a different name according to your initial choose
That’s all! Your Django CMS website is deployed on Heroku platform!