How do I seed a database in Heroku?

How do I seed a database in Heroku?

To seed a database in Heroku, you can use the Heroku CLI to run your seed script. Do you have a specific script in mind?

Yes, I have a Ruby on Rails application. How do I run the seed file?

You can run your seed file by executing heroku run rails db:seed in your terminal. Make sure you're logged into your Heroku account.

What if I need to reset the database before seeding?

You can reset the database by running heroku pg:reset DATABASE_URL followed by heroku run rails db:migrate and then heroku run rails db:seed.

Is there a way to automate this process?

Yes, you can create a script that combines these commands and run it as a Heroku task or use a CI/CD pipeline to automate it.