Setup virtualenv

Setup PostgreSQL

Set the DATABASE_URL environment variable to point to your PostgreSQL server:

 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://foo:foo@localhost/helloheroku

Create the database schema:

 python manage.py createDbSchema

Start Flask Server

 python web.py

Test out the app

http://localhost:5000

Create the app

 heroku create -s cedar

Add the Heroku Shared Database Add-on

 heroku addons:add shared-database

Deploy the app

 git push heroku master

Create the database schema

 heroku run "python manage.py createDbSchema"

Open the app in your browser

 heroku open

Verify that it works

Switch the app to PROD mode

 heroku config:add PROD=True