Deploy Ktor App with Postgresql on Heroku

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So In this article we are going to learn how to deploy ktor app with postgresql database on Heroku server 😍 . I have already create a ktor application , if you want to get access of the project click here.

first we need to install heroku cli (command line interface) on your system 😉, through cli we will deploy ktor app on server.

For mac and linux installation , paste this command on terminal

brew tap heroku/brew && brew install heroku

for window installation , go to this website and download

The Heroku CLI

Let’s check , is heroku cli installed on your system or not ? type the below command on terminal

heroku --version

Now login into heroku through below command.

heroku login

Now it’s time to start the deployment process on heroku server , so go to your project , open build.gradle file and add the shadow plugin or dependencies and start sync.