#Create new git repo

At the same level as manage.py

#Create Heroku account

Go to http://heroku.com and get a free account.

#Install Heroku Toolbelt

Download the heroku toolbelt and install:

https://toolbelt.heroku.com/

Run the package file.

#Create Virtual Environment

In the directory where manage.py lives run:

> sudo pip install virtualenv

> virtualenv venv

> source venv/bin/activate

> pip install django

> pip install gunicorn

> pip install dj-database-url

Pip install any modules that you need - Examples
 requests
 BeautifulSoup

#Create Procfile

Create a file called Procfile  with upper case P in the same directory with manage.py

put the line below in that file

web: gunicorn django project name.wsgi --log-file -

#Install all pip requirements

Install any pip modules you need

> pip freeze > requirements.txt

#Settings changes

Update the <project dir>/settings.py file based on the link below under Django Settings 

Place at the bottom of settings.py

import dj_database_url

if os.environ.has_key('DATABASE_URL') and dj_database_url.config():                                                                                                                                         
    DATABASES['default'] =  dj_database_url.config() 
    

import os

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
)

STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.django.GzipManifestStaticFilesStorage'

Notes:
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-django#django-settings

#Update wsgi

Update <project dir>/wsgi.py per the instructions 

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
from whitenoise.django import DjangoWhiteNoise

application = get_wsgi_application()
application = DjangoWhiteNoise(application)


#Create new Heroku app

> heroku create

#Push code to Heroku

> add all new files to git 

> git push heroku master

#Setting Environment variables

Environment variables locally

Using it in Django settings.py 

in settings.py - using env var

import os

SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')

Setting environment var in the shell/terminal

> export SECRET_KEY=myawesomekey
> env 

#Setting Enviornement Variables on Heroku

> heroku config:set SECRET_KEY=8N029N81 S3_SECRET=9s83109d3+583493

Notes:
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/config-vars

#Run Migration on heroku 

First add basic postgres on heroku site

> heroku run python manage.py migrate

#Create admin user

create an admin super user

> heroku run python manage.py createsuperuser

#Create new secret key

http://www.miniwebtool.com/django-secret-key-generator/