> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://forest-chore-open-api.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Populate a postgreSQL database on Heroku > Learn how to populate a remote postgreSQL database on Heroku from an existing database dump. If you don't have a Heroku application yet, take a look at [this how-to](/legacy/javascript-agents/how-tos/setup/deploy-to-production-on-heroku). We recommend adding on your Heroku application the free add-on “Heroku Postgres” **(1)(2)**.

Once installed, your Heroku application will contain an environment variable `DATABASE_URL` with the credentials of your new created database **(1)** in the “Config Vars” section **(2)**. Here you can add more if necessary **(3)**.

Your new database has no data yet, so you will need to import your local data to this new one. To do that, you first need to create a dump of your local database. ``` PGPASSWORD=secret pg_dump -h localhost -p 5416 -U forest forest_demo --no-owner --no-acl -f database.dump ``` Then, you need to import it to the Heroku database. ``` heroku pg:psql DATABASE_URL --app name_of_your_app < database.dump ``` At this stage, your Heroku application is entirely running with its own database. That's it! Your local database is now available as your **production database** on Heroku. 🎉 N.B: You can make sure by checking the Heroku logs using the command : ``` heroku logs -t -a name_of_your_app ```