Python Flask app with the necessary HTML, CSS, Js
You'll need the following:
Now you're ready to start working with the app. Clone the repo and change to the directory where the sample app is located.
git clone https://url
cd flask-ibmcloud-boilerplate/
Peruse the files in the flask-ibmcloud-boilerplate/ directory to familiarize yourself with the contents.
Install the dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file to be able to run the app locally.
You can optionally use a virtual environment to avoid having these dependencies clash with those of other Python projects or your operating system.
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the app.
python hello.py
View your app at: http://localhost:8000
To deploy to IBM Cloud, it can be helpful to set up a manifest.yml file. One is provided for you with the sample. Take a moment to look at it.
The manifest.yml includes basic information about your app, such as the name, how much memory to allocate for each instance and the route. In this manifest.yml random-route: true generates a random route for your app to prevent your route from colliding with others. You can replace random-route: true with host: myChosenHostName, supplying a host name of your choice. Learn more...
applications:
- name: flask-ibmcloud-boilerplate
random-route: true
memory: 128M
You can use the Cloud Foundry CLI to deploy apps.
Choose your API endpoint
cf api <API-endpoint>
Replace the API-endpoint in the command with an API endpoint from the following list.
| URL | Region |
|---|---|
| https://api.ng.bluemix.net | US South |
| https://api.eu-de.bluemix.net | Germany |
| https://api.eu-gb.bluemix.net | United Kingdom |
| https://api.au-syd.bluemix.net | Sydney |
Login to your IBM Cloud account
cf login
From within the flask-ibmcloud-boilerplate/ directory push your app to IBM Cloud
cf push
This can take a minute. If there is an error in the deployment process you can use the command cf logs <Your-App-Name> --recent to troubleshoot.
When deployment completes you should see a message indicating that your app is running. View your app at the URL listed in the output of the push command. You can also issue the
cf apps
command to view your apps status and see the URL.
- Make any changes you want and re-deploy to IBM Cloud!
cf push
View your app at the URL listed in the output of the push command, for example, myUrl.mybluemix.net.