Installing the Heroku CLI
The command-line tool is frequently updated; be sure to execute heroku update regularly, or watch the repository for important changes.
Set up your local workstation with the Heroku command-line client and the Git revision control system by installing the Heroku Toolbelt:
| If you have... | Install with... |
|---|---|
| Mac OS X | Download OS X package |
| Windows | Download Windows .exe installer |
| Ubuntu Linux | apt-get repository |
| Other |
Tarball (add contents to your $PATH) |
You will be asked to enter your Heroku credentials the first time you run a command; after the first time, your email address and an API token will be saved to ~/.heroku/credentials for future use.
It’s generally a good idea to add your public key immediately after installing the heroku gem so that you can use git to push or clone Heroku app repositories:
$ heroku keys:add
Enter your Heroku credentials.
Email: joe@example.com
Password:
Uploading ssh public key /Users/joe/.ssh/id_rsa.pub