'heroku' does not appear to be a git repository

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When I try to push my app to Heroku I get this response:

fatal: 'heroku' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

I have tried 'heroku keys:add' but still comes up with the same result. I already have an ssh key for my GitHub account.

what command did you use to push? and what steps did you perform prior? — StickMaNX, Aug 23 '13 at 15:38
have a look at the output of `git remote -v` to see what remotes you have set up. — John Beynon, Aug 23 '13 at 15:54
make sure you're in the right directory. that was my problem. — tmthyjames, Dec 03 '14 at 16:46
this issue results out of not linking your local project with the one on Heroku, you should add it using ```heroku git:remote -a ``` command and you are good to go — Kibiku Brian, Mar 29 '22 at 06:49

score 654 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '13 at 15:39

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To add a Heroku app as a Git remote, you need to execute heroku git:remote -a yourapp.

Source: Deploying with Git

answered Aug 23 '13 at 15:39

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This is the solution if you cloned the repo. – JGallardo Sep 24 '13 at 06:01
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After adding a valid remote, notice that `git push heroku master` will fail if you are trying to deploy from a subdirectory. The deploy with heroku must be done from root directory with a valid package.json and .git folder, as told here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38658038/why-does-heroku-fail-to-detect-node-js-buildpack – Junior Mayhé Jul 31 '17 at 17:56
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I'd add that by `yourapp` you mean the name of the heroku app, which might not always match the name of your app in git or locally, etc. – Lee McAlilly May 14 '19 at 22:05
This was the solution and I did not clone the repo, thank you! – lizziepika Nov 19 '20 at 21:28
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This error occurs due to no mapping/linking between local repo and heroku repo. To make a link run this command `heroku git:remote -a yourAppName`. youAppName should be your app name in the heroku. – chanduthedev Sep 24 '21 at 09:25
Worked for me, I had to reinstall heroku on my pc and this was required to fix the link again. – Nick the Community Scientist Nov 24 '21 at 22:57
If this doesn't work, check `.git/config` for the Heroku remote entry. It should have two lines, one that specifies `url` and one for `fetch`. If you don't have both entries, delete the Heroku entry in `.git/config` and run `heroku git:remote -a yourapp` again. – wbharding Apr 14 '22 at 14:34
revisiting this after 4 years, `yourapp` is the app name and not the git url from heroku (just a reminder) – Gel Jul 03 '22 at 11:00

score 74 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 23 '13 at 15:44

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You could try the following in your root directory:

// initialize git for your project, add the changes and perform a commit

git init
git add .
git commit -m "first commit"

// create heroku app and push to heroku

heroku create
git push heroku master

Not sure where you are in the process. You also don't need github to deploy on heroku, just git. Hope this helps!

answered Aug 23 '13 at 15:44

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This worked for me. Just needed to run heroku create again. For some reason the first time didn't create a git remote. – Joshua Dance Sep 22 '15 at 20:27
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Before push you need to add 'heroku git:remote -a yourapp' – jsingh Mar 17 '17 at 20:26

score 60 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 04 '15 at 23:10

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First, make sure you're logged into heroku:

heroku login

Enter your credentials.

It's common to get this error when using a cloned git repo onto a new machine. Even if your heroku credentials are already on the machine, there is no link between the cloned repo and heroku locally yet. To do this, cd into the root dir of the cloned repo and run

heroku git:remote -a yourapp

answered Nov 04 '15 at 23:10

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Just a note for beginners, `yourapp` above is your App name under settings in the Heroku dashboard – nkhil May 28 '20 at 20:42
Thanks, @nkhil. I spent hours behind finding the proper name. I was writing wrong and getting errors. – Safin Ghoghabori Jul 15 '22 at 08:27

score 19 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '17 at 14:27

Following official Heroku article:

Initialize GIT

$ cd myapp
$ git init

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "my first commit"

Then create (initialize) heroku app with:

$ heroku create YourAppName

Lastly add git remote:

$ heroku git:remote -a YourAppName

Now you can safely deploy your app with:

$ git push heroku master

You should wait for some time and see if you don't get any error/interrupt on console while deploying. For details look at heroku article.

score 18 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 21 '20 at 08:05

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heroku git:remote -a YourAppName

answered Dec 21 '20 at 08:05

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Seems identical to existing answers but without any context. Consider upvoting those instead of adding a me-too answer. – ggorlen Sep 18 '22 at 23:03

score 17 · Answer 6 · edited May 02 '20 at 12:26

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You forgot to link your app name to your heroku. It's a very common mistake. if your app is not created, then use:

heroku create (optional app name)

else:

git add .
git commit -m "heroku commit"

heroku git:remote -a YOUR_APP_NAME

git push heroku master

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answered May 02 '20 at 10:54

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Last line didnt work I ended up doing `git push heroku main` – West May 24 '22 at 08:49

MD Shahrouq · Answer 7 · 2017-01-24T10:56:05.127

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Follow this steps:

$ heroku login

Create a new Git repository
Initialize a git repository in a new or existing directory

$ cd my-project/
$ git init
$ heroku git:remote -a appname

Deploy your application
Commit your code to the repository and deploy it to Heroku using Git.

$ git add . 
$ git commit -am "make it better"
$ git push heroku master

Existing Git repository
For existing repositories, simply add the heroku remote

$ heroku git:remote -a appname

edited Jan 24 '17 at 10:56

answered Jan 24 '17 at 10:42

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Error: ---> App not compatible with buildpack: `https://codon-buildpacks.s3.amazonaws.com/buildpacks/heroku/python.tgz` ... i no understand, Where is it wrong? – KingRider Sep 15 '17 at 19:56
@KingRider Check which app you are deploying. IF you deploying python app , there is no need to specify Python in Requirement.txt file – MD Shahrouq Sep 28 '17 at 05:49

score 4 · Answer 8 · edited Oct 22 '14 at 15:42

Might be worth checking the config file in the .git folder. If the heroku parameters are missing then you´ll get this error heroku param

[remote "heroku"]
    url = git@heroku.com:`[Your heroku app].git
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/heroku/*

the .git folder should be in the local computer file directory for the app you created in heroku. e.g C:\Users\You\Your app.git

Hope this helps

score 4 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 23 '15 at 00:38

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My problem was that I used git (instead of heroku git) to clone the app. Then I had to:

git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:MyApp.git

Remember to change MyApp to your app name.

Then I could proceed:

git push heroku master

answered Jul 23 '15 at 00:38

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score 4 · Answer 10 · answered May 28 '18 at 15:29

If this error pops up, its because there is no remote named Heroku. When you do a Heroku create, if the git remote doesn’t already exist, we automatically create one (assuming you are in a git repo). To view your remotes type in:

“git remote -v”. # For an app called ‘appname’ you will see the following:

$ git remote -v
heroku git@heroku.com:appname.git (fetch)
heroku git@heroku.com:appname.git (push)

If you see a remote for your app, you can just “git push master” and replace with the actual remote name.

If it’s missing, you can add the remote with the following command:

git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:appname.git

If you’ve already added a remote called Heroku, you may get an error like this:

fatal: remote heroku already exists.

so, then remove the existing remote and add it again with the above command:

git remote rm heroku

Hope this helps…

score 3 · Answer 11 · answered Jun 25 '20 at 21:45

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show all apps heroku have access with

heroku apps

And check you app exist then

 execute heroku git:remote -a yourapp_exist

answered Jun 25 '20 at 21:45

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score 2 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 12 '15 at 14:30

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For me the answer was to cd into the root directory of the app before running heroku create or git push heroku master

answered Aug 12 '15 at 14:30

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score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Jun 04 '21 at 10:21

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Type heroku create then git push heroku master (this is after creating a repository with 'git init' and committing the project)

answered Jun 04 '21 at 10:21

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score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 25 '14 at 21:23

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I encountered the same error making a much more novice mistake: I was typing in Heroku with a capital "H," instead of lowercase.

I recognize that's certainly not the solution for everyone who encounters this error, but it was in my case.

answered Oct 25 '14 at 21:23

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score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Feb 06 '16 at 18:15

I got the same error and it turned out I was in the wrong directory. It's a simple mistake to make so double check that you are in the root and then run heroku create and heroku git push master again. Of course you must have done git init, as mentioned in StickMaNX answer above, already before the heroku steps.

score 1 · Answer 16 · answered Apr 24 '17 at 23:43

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Run this

heroku create

before pushing your code.

answered Apr 24 '17 at 23:43

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score 1 · Answer 17 · answered May 19 '19 at 21:54

I had the same issue, but later I found out that I forgot to create an app before deploying it. Try the following steps in terminal.

heroku login
heroku create

I am just learning heroku and often forget the steps so I wrote an article about it. You can find it here: https://medium.com/@saurav.panthee/deploy-flask-app-to-heroku-under-3-minutes-2ec1c0bc403a

Kingston Fortune · Answer 18 · 2019-07-16T13:01:25.103

I've seen all the answers here and the only thing missing is after going through these steps:

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "first heroku commit"

You should run the command below:

$ heroku git:remote -a <YourAppNameOnHeroku>

And lastly, run this:

$ git push -f heroku <NameOfBranch>:master

Notice I used <NameOfBranch> because if you're currently in a different branch to master it would still throw errors, so If you are working in master use master, else put the name of the branch there.

score 1 · Answer 19 · answered Sep 26 '21 at 19:49

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On the site:

https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps/**<YourAppNameOnHeroku>**/deploy/heroku-git

steps are described.

answered Sep 26 '21 at 19:49

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Jan 16 '17 at 18:47

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For those who are trying to get heroku to work on codeanywhere IDE:

heroku login
git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:MyApp.git
git push heroku

answered Jan 16 '17 at 18:47

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Jan 26 '17 at 10:44

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I had to run the Windows Command Prompt with Administrator privileges

answered Jan 26 '17 at 10:44

Yash Pakala

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Thanks for your answer. Perhaps you could explain to the OP how this is done? It always helps, also for future viewers of this thread, to give answers as detailed as possible. – niels Jan 26 '17 at 11:11
@niels just find the cmd icon, through the start menu for instance. Then right click and press Run as Administrator – Jesus Rodriguez Feb 01 '17 at 12:04

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Oct 18 '18 at 13:16

The following commands will work well for ruby on rails application deployment on heroku if heroku is already installed on developers machine. # indicates a comment

heroku login
heroku create
heroku keys:add #this adds local machines keys to heroku so as to avoid repeated password entry
git push heroku master
heroku rename new-application-name #rename application to the preferred name other than the auto generated heroku name

score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Mar 11 '19 at 08:02

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In my case, I was already logged-in and I just executed git push.

answered Mar 11 '19 at 08:02

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score 0 · Answer 24 · edited Nov 21 '20 at 00:02

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i forgot to create a domain name before running git push heroku main. Creating a domain name resolved the problem.

edited Nov 21 '20 at 00:02

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answered Nov 20 '20 at 15:12

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score 0 · Answer 25 · answered Dec 22 '22 at 05:35

First you have to install Heroku for CLI to be recognized

npm install -g heroku

npm command requires installation of node.js

Here you may download node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Then you have to login for authentication

heroku login

If you don't have an existing heroku repo

heroku create

Otherwise if you have an existing heroku repo

git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:<your app>.git

Then you may proceed pushing

git push heroku main

'heroku' does not appear to be a git repository

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