Sinatra-Heroku Template
A template to quickly get Sinatra apps running and served up on Heroku.
Installation
First you have to install Postgres.app and Ruby on your computer. Then download this template, cd to it, and install the gems
$ bundle install
To run the app locally, install Shotgun and run
$ shotgun config.ru
Your app should then be running at http://localhost:9393.
Heroku App Creation
Heroku relies on Git for deploying apps so initialize git for the app.
$ git init
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Initial Commit"
To create a Heroku app, first be sure you are signed up. Then type the following in Terminal while inside of the project directory.
$ heroku create NAME_OF_YOUR_APP
Once this returns successfully, push your app to Heroku.
$ git push heroku master
Heroku Database Creation
If you're using DataMapper with a database, you will need to add a database. Run these commands from the root of your project, relacing the last database url with the name logged after the first command.
$ heroku addons:add heroku-postgresql:dev
$ heroku pg:promote [HEROKU_POSTGRESQL_REPLACEME_URL]
Now you've created your database. Now you need to update the tables:
$ heroku run console
$ require './app.rb'
$ DataMapper.auto_upgrade!
$ exit