BROKER_URL in Redis Cloud in Heroku

Question

Im working with Redis on Heroku, Im trying RedisToGo and Redis Cloud, I need to get the URL of the DB to put it in BROKER_URL in the settings of my django app. RedisToGo gives me clearly the URL in the dashboard, but Redis Cloud does not. Somebody knows how to get it?

Answer 1

When you add the addon, the REDISCLOUD_URL gets set in the config variables. You should use the environment accessors in your app to use the URL, e.g. in Python os.environ.get('REDISCLOUD_URL') and in Ruby ENV['REDISCLOUD_URL'].

If you just want to know what the URL is, you can see it on the "Settings" tab on Heroku Dashboard--click "Reveal Config Vars." Or you can use the CLI:

heroku config:get REDISCLOUD_URL -a YourAppName