What this book covers

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Heroku Postgres, introduces the Heroku architecture and how to build applications using Heroku Postgres. It also describes the key concepts about Heroku.

Chapter 2, Heroku Toolbelt, describes the Heroku Toolbelt and all the necessary tools to get started using Heroku at the command-line.

Chapter 3, Postgres Add-on, covers how to configure your local development environment, how to use the add-on, how to create your database, and how to connect using different programming languages. It also introduces the concepts of monitoring and information logs.

Chapter 4, PG Backups, introduces how to generate backups, import/export databases, data security, continuous protection, and how to upgrade your database plan.

Chapter 5, Dataclips, describes how dataclips work and how to share them with your colleagues. It also provides knowledge about security and limitations.

Chapter 6, Rollback, Followers, and Forks, covers important concepts related to security, stability, and experiments in using PostgreSQL database on the Heroku platform. It discusses topics related to rollback, followers, and forks.

Chapter 7, Understanding Log Statements and Common Errors, introduces how to view logs, how to collect metrics, and how to understand the most common errors.

Chapter 8, Extensions, PostGIS, Full Text Search Dictionaries, Data Caching, and Tuning, describes a collection of advanced features: how to install the main extensions of the Postgres database, how to enable PostGIS for work with spatial data, how to make optimizations, the text search tools, and the data cache.

Appendix A, Keyword List, contains a set of keywords used in this book, along with their definitions to facilitate better understanding of the concepts.

Appendix B, Self-test Answers, contains the answers to questions in each chapter that help test the knowledge you acquired.