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@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ This assumes you've already signed up, created a heroku account, and installed t
 ```bash
 # Create a new project on heroku
 heroku create
-# Add a free database to your project
-heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql:hobby-dev
+# Add a database to your project
+heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql:essential-0
 # Deploy your code to heroku
 git push heroku main
 # Ensure heroku is running your app and open the URL