deploy.md

March 28, 2019 ยท View on GitHub

Bonus Step - Deploy your local app to the Cloud

If you want to keep your application running all the time, you'll want to deploy it to the cloud. The goal is to deploy something like this: http://blockchainbeans2.mybluemix.net/



  1. In your blockchainbean2 directory, open the manifest.yml file. Change the app name to whatever you wish. I called mine testApp123667. When you run the cf push command, this is the file that will be looked at to create the public route where you will go to visit the app. For example, if I called the app testApp123667 then the full domain that will be available after the deployment will be testApp123667.mybluemix.net
  2. Next, use the cf login command to login to IBM Cloud. (I use cf login --sso since I have a IBMid).
  3. Once you are logged in, pick your org and space where you want to deploy you app. Your org and space will be different than mine.


  1. Lastly, use cf push to push your newly named app to the IBM Cloud. The cf push command will look at the directory which has the manifest.yml file and then look for a package.json file to install all required dependencies for your application. If there are problems with your deployment, but the app is working correcly when you run it locally, it will likely be due to either the manifest.yml or package.json file.

  2. Once that app is deployed, go ahead and open the URL, click on the API Explorer, and submit a /POST/Grower transaction. If everything went well, you should have a app running in the Cloud, with all transactions logged on the IBM Blockchain Platform. Congrats!