installation_heroku.md

How to run the Susi server on Heroku using Toolbelt

1. Create a Heroku account https://www.heroku.com/
2. Download the Heroku toolbelt https://toolbelt.heroku.com/
3. Login with heroku: heroku login
4. Clone the Susi server (if not already) : git clone https://github.com/fossasia/susi_server.git
5. Move into the cloned repository: cd susi_server
6. Create a heroku app: heroku create
7. Set the buildpack: heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/loklak/heroku_buildpack_ant_loklak.git
8. Push your app to heroku: git push heroku 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.