

There are a few different ways to install it, depending on your OS.

If you don't have it already, you'll need to install Postgres on your machine. We will then deploy the application to Heroku and set up the PostgreSQL add-on. In this tutorial we'll be adding a PostgreSQL database to a Node application that shortens URLs. The data store add-ons support popular databases, like PostgreSQL, Redis, and DynamoDB. There are add-ons for various things, including messaging/queues, logging, metrics, and of course, data stores. It is easy to use and its functionality can be extended with add-ons. Heroku is a hosting service that supports Node.js applications.
