These steps will get this sample application running for you using DigitalOcean.
Note: Following these steps will result in charges for the use of DigitalOcean services
- You need a DigitalOcean account. If you don't already have one, you can sign up at https://cloud.digitalocean.com/registrations/new
To use all the features of App Platform, you need to be running against your own copy of this application. To make a copy, click the Fork button above and follow the on-screen instructions. In this case, you'll be forking this repo as a starting point for your own app (see Github documentation to learn more about forking repos.
After forking the repo, you should now be viewing this README in your own github org (e.g. https://github.com/<your-org>/sample-dockerfile)
Note: You can skip forking this repo and select a sample app from the app creation page, however do notice that certain features will be disabled.
Click this button to deploy the app to the DigitalOcean App Platform.
As long as you left the default Autodeploy option enabled when you first launched this app, you can now make code changes and see them automatically reflected in your live application. During these automatic deployments, your application will never pause or stop serving request because the App Platform offers zero-downtime deployments.
You can learn more about the App Platform and how to manage and update your application at https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/app-platform/.
When you no longer need this sample application running live, you can delete it by following these steps:
- Visit the Apps control panel at https://cloud.digitalocean.com/apps
- Navigate to the sample-dockerfile app
- Choose "Settings"->"Destroy"
This will delete the app and destroy any underlying DigitalOcean resources
Note: If you don't delete your app, charges for the use of DigitalOcean services will continue to accrue.