diff --git a/.slugignore b/.slugignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.slugignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# ignore tests directory when it is created
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release: npm run dbinit
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
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+++ b/app.json
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+{
+  "environments": {
+    "review": {
+      "addons": ["heroku-postgresql:essential-0"]
+    }
+  }
+}