Build an advanced Cloud Foundry app on the IBM Cloud platform

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Getting started with the IBM Cloud, Part 2

Learn the basics of developing and deploying an app that uses a
cloud-hosted NoSQL database

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About this video

In this video, I show you how to take the Cloud Foundry app you created in
Part 1 to the next level. First you’ll set up your machine to run
the app locally. The app features a web form that creates data and puts it
into your cloud-hosted NoSQL database. From there, you’ll push your code to
the cloud and run it as a globally available application on the IBM Cloud.
As your app works with the database, I’ll show you how to check the
database console to make sure your data is actually stored in the cloud.

IBM Cloud’s Platform as a Service (formerly known as Bluemix) lets you
quickly create, deploy, and manage your applications in the cloud. You
don’t have to deal with any of the underlying infrastructure. This video
shows you how to make the most of the IBM Cloud platform as you ignore the
mundane details of hosting and maintaining applications and services.

To get started, create a free, non-expiring
IBM Cloud Lite account and you can do everything that I show in
this demo. We’ll go through three steps:

Install Git, Node.js, npm, and the IBM Cloud tools
Deploy an app on your local machine that uses a cloud-hosted
database
Deploy that same app to the cloud

This video is the second in a four-part series that shows you the full
power of IBM Cloud’s Platform as a Service. The final two videos will show you
how to build:

A Docker container that runs in a Kubernetes cluster using the
IBM Container Service
A Node.js application that uses a microservice hosted on the
IBM Cloud Functions serverless computing platform

More IBM Cloud
resources

Ready to take a deeper dive? Check out our newly updated “IBM
Cloud Essentials” course, which explores the fundamentals of cloud
computing, the IBM Cloud platform, services, and Cloud Foundry
applications.

For a steady stream of tutorials and other technical resources to help you
learn, develop, and connect with the IBM Cloud, see the IBM Cloud articles and tutorials on
developerWorks. And be sure to visit our IBM Cloud Developer
Center.