Chapter 3. Creating and building an application using the web console

Procedure

1. In the +Add view, select Project Create Project.
2. In the Name field, enter

   user-getting-started

   .

3. Optional: In the Display name field, enter

   Getting Started with OpenShift

   .
   Note

   Display name and Description fields are optional.

4. Click Create.

Procedure

1. Navigate to User Management and then click RoleBindings.
2. Click Create binding.
3. Select

   Namespace role binding (RoleBinding)

   .
4. In the Name field, enter

   sa-user-account

   .
5. In the Namespace field, search for and select

   user-getting-started

   .
6. In the Role name field, search for

   view

   and select

   view

   .
7. In the Subject field, select

   ServiceAccount

   .
8. In the Subject namespace field, search for and select

   user-getting-started

   .
9. In the Subject name field, enter

   default

   .
10. Click Create.

Procedure

1. From the +Add view in the Developer perspective, click Container images to open a dialog.
2. In the Image Name field, enter the following:

   quay.io/openshiftroadshow/parksmap:latest

3. Ensure that you have the current values for the following:

   1. Application:

      national-parks-app

   2. Name:

      parksmap

4. Select Deployment as the Resource.
5. Select Create route to the application.

6. In the Advanced Options section, click Labels and add labels to better identify this deployment later. Labels help identify and filter components in the web console and in the command line. Add the following labels:

   • app=national-parks-app

   • component=parksmap

   • role=frontend

7. Click Create.

Procedure

1. From the +Add view in the Developer perspective, click Import from Git to open a dialog.

2. Enter the following URL in the Git Repo URL field:

   https://github.com/openshift-roadshow/nationalparks-py.git

   A builder image is automatically detected.

   Note

   If the detected builder image is Dockerfile, select Edit Import Strategy. Select Builder Image and then click Python.

3. Scroll to the General section.

4. Ensure that you have the current values for the following:

   1. Application:

      national-parks-app

   2. Name:

      nationalparks

5. Select Deployment as the Resource.
6. Select Create route to the application.

7. In the Advanced Options section, click Labels and add labels to better identify this deployment later. Labels help identify and filter components in the web console and in the command line. Add the following labels:

   1. app=national-parks-app

   2. component=nationalparks

   3. role=backend

   4. type=parksmap-backend

8. Click Create.

9. From the Topology view, select the

   nationalparks

   application.
   Note

   Click the Resources tab. In the Builds section, you can see your build running.

Procedure

1. From the +Add view in the Developer perspective, click Container images to open a dialog.
2. In the Image Name field, enter

   quay.io/centos7/mongodb-36-centos7

   .
3. In the Runtime icon field, search for

   mongodb

   .
4. Scroll down to the General section.

5. Ensure that you have the current values for the following:

   1. Application:

      national-parks-app

   2. Name:

      mongodb-nationalparks

6. Select Deployment as the Resource.
7. Unselect the checkbox next to Create route to the application.

8. In the Advanced Options section, click Deployment to add environment variables to add the following environment variables:

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   Table 3.2. Environment variable names and values

   Name	Value
   MONGODB_USER	mongodb
   MONGODB_PASSWORD	mongodb
   MONGODB_DATABASE	mongodb
   MONGODB_ADMIN_PASSWORD	mongodb

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9. Click Create.