Flashboard

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Instant admin panels for Heroku Postgres

Flashboard

Last updated March 14, 2025

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The Flashboard add-on is currently in beta.

Flashboard is an add-on for creating instant admin panels for Heroku Postgres. It works with any stack, and doesn’t require you to install libraries or build UIs. Just connect to your Postgres instance and Flashboard generates a full admin panel for you.

Demo panel

The Flashboard add-on offers various features:

  • Automatic creation of admin panels
  • Fully customizable CRUD operations
  • Powerful search and filters—search by any column type, even inside JSON fields
  • Navigate through table associations
  • Team-based permissions
  • Dark and light mode
  • Mobile-friendly

Provisioning the Add-on

Reference the Flashboard Elements Page for a list of available plans and regions.

Attach Flashboard to a Heroku application via the CLI:

$ heroku addons:create flashboard
Creating flashboard on example-app... free
Your add-on has been provisioned successfully

Connecting to a Database

After provisioning Flashboard, connect to your database:

  1. Open the add-on either from your app dashboard or from the CLI:

    $ heroku addons:open flashboard

  2. Create an encryption password for Flashboard. Use a strong password as it encrypts your database credentials. Click Save.

    Set password

  3. Find and copy your database connection URL. To retrieve it via the CLI, run:

    $ heroku config:get DATABASE_URL --app example-app

    You can also find the database connection URL in your app’s config vars, as the DATABASE_URL.

    Database url instructions

  4. Click Next on Flashboard.

  5. Paste the connection URL, then click Connect to connect to your database.

    Connect database

Flashboard encrypts your connection URL using the encryption password you set. Only you have access to your data.

Integrations

Flashboard works with any stack as it connects directly to your database and doesn’t touch your application code.

Currently, Flashboard only supports PostgreSQL databases.

Interface

The Flashboard interface allows you to manage panels, teams, tabs from a panel, and your data.

Access the interface via the CLI:

$ heroku addons:open flashboard
Opening flashboard for sharp-mountain-4005

You can also access the Flashboard interface by visiting the Heroku Dashboard and selecting the application in question, then Flashboard from the add-ons menu.

Migrating Between Plans

Application owners must carefully manage the migration timing to ensure proper application function during the migration process.

Use the heroku addons:upgrade command to migrate to a new plan:

$ heroku addons:upgrade flashboard:pro
-----> Upgrading flashboard:pro to example-app.. done, v18 ($189/mo)
       Your plan has been updated to: flashboard:pro

Removing the Add-on

Remove Flashboard via the CLI:

This action deactivates your subscription.

$ heroku addons:destroy flashboard
-----> Removing flashboard from example-app... done, v20 (free)

Support

Submit all Flashboard support and runtime issues via one of the Heroku Support channels. Any non-support-related issues or product feedback is welcome at www.getflashboard.com.

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