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  • Monitor and Manage with Real-time Updates in VS Code

Monitor and Manage with Real-time Updates in VS Code

Last updated March 05, 2025

Table of Contents

  • Monitor and Manage Dynos
  • Monitor and Manage Add-ons
  • Troubleshooting
  • Best Practices
  • Additional Reading

Monitor real-time updates for dynos and add-ons with the Heroku VS Code extension. You can use real-time updates to inform your app management decisions, like scaling dynos and provisioning add-ons.

Monitor and Manage Dynos

Use the Heroku VS Code extension to scale your app, monitor dyno status, and manage individual dynos.

Monitor and Manage Add-ons

Monitor add-on lifecycle events in the Heroku Resource Explorer, including:

  • Provisioning
  • Attachment
  • Configuration updates
  • Detachment

Right-click on add-ons to perform actions.

PostgreSQL example of add-on actions

Add-on Status Indicators

Monitor the provisioning status of add-ons in the Heroku Resource Explorer under ADD-ONS. Add-ons display as either Provisioning or Provisioned.

Add-on provisioning status

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

If you encounter issues with real-time updates:

  • Verify your Heroku authentication status.
  • Check your network connection.
  • Restart the Heroku VS Code extension.
  • Ensure you have appropriate permissions for the action.

Error Messages

Review detailed error feedback provided in:

  • Status bar notifications
  • Error dialogs
  • Output panel logs

Best Practices

We recommend you:

  • Monitor the log stream while making changes to verify updates.
  • Wait for operations to complete before making new changes.
  • Check the dyno formation status after size or quantity changes.
  • Verify all dynos are running after configuration updates.

Additional Reading

  • The Heroku CLI
  • Manage Dynos in VS Code
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  • Scaling Your Dyno Formation

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