Setting Heroku Application Name Using CLI - Shell/Bash

Introduction

Heroku is a cloud platform that allows developers to deploy, manage, and scale their applications easily. One of the essential features of Heroku is setting up an application name, which helps identify your application among others. In this guide, we will learn how to set the Heroku application name using the command-line interface (CLI) in Shell/Bash scripting.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the steps mentioned below, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Heroku CLI installed on your system
• An existing Heroku account
• A Heroku application already created or deployed

Steps

Follow these step-by-step instructions to set the Heroku application name using CLI:

1. Open the terminal or command prompt on your system.

2. Log in to your Heroku account by running the following command:

heroku login

You will be prompted to enter your Heroku credentials (email and password). Provide the necessary information to log in successfully.

3. Navigate to the directory of your Heroku application by using the cd command. For example:

cd /path/to/your/application

4. Set the Heroku application name using the following command:

heroku apps:rename <new_name>

Replace <new_name> with the desired name for your Heroku application. Ensure that the name is unique and follows Heroku's naming conventions.

5. Confirm the name change by typing y when prompted.

6. Wait for the command to execute, and you will see a success message indicating that the application name has been updated.

7. You can verify the application name change by running the following command:

heroku apps

It will display a list of your applications with the updated name.

Conclusion

By following the steps mentioned above, you can easily set the Heroku application name using the CLI in Shell/Bash. Providing a meaningful and easily identifiable name to your application can significantly help in managing and organizing your applications on Heroku.