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create_a_heroku_account.step

message "We'll be using Heroku to put our apps online because it's simple and free for the tier we'll be needing."

step "Visit the Heroku web site" do
  url "http://heroku.com"
end

step "Create an account" do
  message "Click the big **Sign Up** button (it's about halfway down the page)"
  message "Enter your email address."
  important "Use the same email address for heroku, git, github, and ssh."
end

step "Activate your account" do

  message "Heroku will send you an activation email. Open it and click on the activation link. It will take you to the Heroku site. Enter and confirm your password. Hit Save."

end

step "Install the Heroku toolbelt" do

  message "Visit https://toolbelt.heroku.com/, click the download link, and install."

  verify do
    console "heroku version"
    result "2.26.7 or higher"
  end
  message "Windows users, if `heroku version` doesn't work, open a new terminal window after the heroku installer has finished."
end

step "Add your SSH key to your Heroku account" do
  console "heroku keys:add"
  
  message "hit enter to accept the default key file to use"
end

next_step "create_and_deploy_a_rails_app"