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Getting started with
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Oliver Busse, 27.03.2015

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Oliver Busse
• „Bleeding Yellow“ since R4.5
• Certified Lotus Instructor since 2001
• IBM Champion for ICS in 2015
• OpenNTF Contributor & Board Member
• XPages Advocate
• Framework-addict
• IBM Bluemix beginner
www.oliverbusse.eu
@zeromancer1972

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Focus
This is NOT about coding
(last chance to leave )
This demonstrates the
possible WORKFLOWS for
developers using IBM Bluemix

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Agenda
• What is…?
• Prerequisites
• Which tools?
• Getting started: your first application
• Which workflow?
– A: Start in Bluemix, continue on local
– B: Start local, deploy on Bluemix

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What is…
• Bluemix
– PaaS („Platform as a Service“, no software preconfigured, based on CloundFoundry)
• a Runtime
– Environment in which your application will run
• a Service
– Functionality for your application e.g. Database, Security, Watson or „Internet of Things“
• DevOps
– „Development & Operations“, tools for testing, building and deploying apps
• JazzHub
– Repository for your application source code, issue tracking and documentation
• a Stage
– block in DevOps‘ deployment process
• a Pipeline
– combination of stages when deploying an application
• the cf-Tool
– CloudFoundry command line tool, manage your application via the console

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Prerequisites
• Create a new account or log in to your Bluemix account

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Which tools?
• Git-SCM
– common source code control system
• CMDER
– Powerful command line replacement with Git support
• Any Editor (Notepad++, SublimeText, Brackets)
• Eclipse
– IDE for Java Developers
• Bluemix Plugin
– Deployment console for Eclipse on Bluemix
• Websphere Liberty Profile (WLP)
– Local application server runtime
• CF Commandline Tool
– CloudFoundry command for deploying apps

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Create a new application
(DEMO)
skip

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Create a new application

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Cont‘d: create a new application
Name your application.
This will be the subdomain URL.
Choose „WEB“ for this first timer

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Choose a runtime

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Start coding: download starter code

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Add a service

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Alternative: use a Boilerplate
• Choose a Boilerplate from the catalog
• A Boilerplate is a predefined runtime with one
or more services attached automatically
• A Boilerplate can also be edited later
• It‘s the easiest way to start over with a
complete application structure

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Cont‘d: use a Boilerplate

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Workflow A:
Start on Bluemix,
continue on local
(DEMO)

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Example: Visual Recognition in Node.js

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Add the Visual Recognition Service

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Cont‘d: adding the service

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Start and open the application
We will change this
later!

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Start coding: add a repository*
*) You may have to create an account for JazzHub, too

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Add the sample application to your repo

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Goto your repo and browse or edit code
DevOps

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Clone your repo
• Learn Git!
• Create a folder for your
repos
• Open a command line
(e.g. CMDER)

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Next steps
• Open the local project in your IDE
• Start coding!

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Optional: use the sample app
• Optional: Download the sample app (is this case the „Visual Recognition
Starter App“)
• Extract the sample app in your project folder (overwrite files if necessary)

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Cont‘d: Next steps
• Commit & push
changes with Git to
your remote
repository

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Cont‘d: Next steps
• Watch DevOps building & deploying your
application in the Cloud

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Finished!
• Watch your changes online on IBM Bluemix!
Voila!

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Useful resources
• DevOps Repo:
https://hub.jazz.net/project/<username>/<projectname>/overview
• DevOps Build & Deploy:
https://hub.jazz.net/pipeline/<username>/<projectname

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Workflow B:
Start local,
deploy on Bluemix
(DEMO)

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Example: Java Web Application
• Ingredients:
– Eclipse IDE
– Bluemix Plugin for Eclipse
– Websphere Liberty Profile (WLP)
– CF-Tool
• Topics covered
– manifest.yml
– local build tools
– .war file

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Setting up Eclipse: install Bluemix plugin

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Cont‘d: install Bluemix plugin
• In Eclipse Marketplace,
search for „bluemix“and
hit enter.
• Find „IBM Eclipse Tools
for Bluemix“ and hit
„Install“.
• Follow the installer‘s
instructions.

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Setting up Eclipse: install WLP runtime
• In Eclipse, goto
Window, Preferences,
Server, Runtime
Environments. Click
„Add...“.
• Choose IBM,
Websphere
Application Server
Liberty Profile.
• Click „Next“.

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Cont‘d: install WLP runtime
• On the next screen choose
„Install from an archive or a
repository“ if you don‘t
already have a WLP
installed.
• Click „Next“.

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Cont‘d: install WLP runtime
• On the next screen browse for a
destination folder for the WLP
installation.
• Choose „Download and Install...“.
• The search for the WLP repos can
take some time.
• Then, choose the „Liberty Profile
V8.5.5.4 Runtime“ (or newer, not
the beta).
• Hit „Next“, then accept the license
terms.
• Click „Next“.

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Cont‘d: install WLP runtime
• Almost done!
• Leave the settings alone and click
„Finish“.

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Verify WLP installation
• Open Window, Show
View, Servers to open the
servers tab.
• The WLP should appear
right below the IBM
Bluemix runtime

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http://localhost:9080/

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Test WLP installation
• Create a new project
• File, New, Project... „Dynamic Web
Project“

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Cont‘d: Test WLP installation

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Cont‘d: Test WLP installation
• Create a sample jsp file „index.jsp“
• Add the project to the WLP
runtime

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Cont‘d: Test WLP installation
• Start the server and navigate to the URL in a
browser

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Next step: deploying on Bluemix
• Right-click on the IBM
Bluemix Runtime entry in the
servers tab
• Be sure to NOT have a
manifest.yml file
• Choose „Add and remove...“
• Select your project
• Click „Add“, then „Finish“

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Cont‘d: deploying on Bluemix
• Set options for the Bluemix app, e.g. a host URL
• These settings are optional
• Check „Save to manifest file“
• Click „Finish“

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Cont‘d: deploying on Bluemix
• Check the console and your Bluemix dashboard!
Voila!

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Alternative: using the CF-Tool
• Prerequesites
– manifest.yml
– WAR file in the project

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Build application: WAR file

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Cont‘d: Build application: WAR file

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Cont‘d: Build application: WAR file

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Deployment: manifest.yml
• If there is no manifest.yml file create a new
one in the root folder of the project
• Contents:
applications:
- name: ICSUGDemo
memory: 512M
instances: 1
host: icsugdemo
path: ICSUGDemo.war
domain: mybluemix.net

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The CF Tool

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Using the CF Tool
• Open a command line
• Set the API entry
point
• Set your target
(default: „dev“)
• Login to Bluemix

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• Push the app to
Bluemix
• Wait until you
see that the app
has started

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Cont‘d: Using the CF Tool
• Verify that the app is running

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Summary
• Easy to start
• Easy to maintain
• Many options & tools
• A „developer‘s playground“

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Coming soon! Follow #OpenNTF

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Questions?

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Thank you!

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Sources
http://bliker.github.io/cmder/
http://eclipse.org
http://bluemix.net
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibmwatson/developercloud/doc/visual-recognition/#using
http://thoughtsoncloud.com/2014/08/three-tools-work-ibm-bluemix/
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli#downloads
http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/ibm-eclipse-tools-bluemix