1.Sign up for an account https://console.run.pivotal.io/register
2.Install and configure the the cf Command Line Interface
- OS X includes Ruby v1.8.7, which cf does not support. On OS X you must upgrade Ruby to 1.9.3 or later to run cf.
- check out RVM
gem install cfTarget cf at the Cloud Controller for run.pivotal.io: Set your target with:
cf target api.run.pivotal.io
cf login
<email>
<password>Choose your space When you log in, cf will prompt you to choose a space. In v2 Cloud Foundry, a space is a container for an application and all its associated processes. By default, your account has three spaces:
1: development
2: production
3: staging
<Space>3.Create and Prepare your StrongLoop Node application on your local machine
mkdir CloudFoundryApp; cd CloudFoundryApp
slc lb api-example
cd sls-sample-app
slc installMore information on Deploying Node.js Applications on CF
cf push [appname] --buildpack=[git url]4.Push your StrongLoop Application to the cloud
cf push my-new-app[Pivotal Marketplace] (https://console.run.pivotal.io/organizations/64b1aa4d-4098-4540-9b09-34f383125825/marketplace) [Getting Started Docs] (http://docs.cloudfoundry.com/docs/dotcom/getting-started.html) [Pivotal Marketplace] (https://console.run.pivotal.io/organizations/64b1aa4d-4098-4540-9b09-34f383125825/marketplace)
Installing Ruby Version Manager RVM
- rvm with
\curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable- install and set the latest
rvm install 1.9.3
rvm use 1.9.3Stack Over Flow article on upgrading Ruby: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4546573/how-to-upgrade-to-ruby-1-9-2
References
https://github.com/cloudfoundry-community/strongloop-suite-buildpack
Most mobile developers want to focus on the front-end of their apps and not get caught up in having to figure out how to write a backend, connect it to data sources or worse how to manage and scale it. By deploying StrongLoop’s LoopBack mobile backend-as-a-service (mBaaS) on Cloud Foundry it’s possible to take advantage of an open, private mBaaS on an open and scalable platform-as-a-service.
What is Cloud Foundry? Unlike many cloud providers, Cloud Foundry is an open source PaaS, providing a choice of supported clouds, developer frameworks and application services. Cloud Foundry makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale mobile backends like StrongLoop’s LoopBack. It is an open source project and is available through a variety of private cloud distributions and public cloud instances.
Why run LoopBack on Cloud Foundry?
If you are a mobile developer looking to develop applications that need access to data that resides in the cloud and the datacenter, there’s quite a few advantages to running your own private mBaaS in the cloud:
LoopBack is open source and extensible at its core and with the over 41,000 available NPM community modules, the possibilities are almost limitless
LoopBack is built on Node.js, so if you know JavaScript you know LoopBack
Out-of-the-box, LoopBack connects to enterprise datasources like Oracle and MongoDB
LoopBack ships with an iOS SDK, so you won’t have to compromise on functionality or inherit a steep learning curve
Cloud Foundry lets you focus on your app not machines or middleware
Cloud Foundry manages the patching, load balancing and availability of your backend
If your app needs it (and let’s hope it does!), Cloud Foundry auto-scales on demand to make sure whether you are servicing one or tens of thousands of users - everyone is guaranteed to have a stellar user experience
$rvm use 1.9.3 $cf login $slc lb project myLoopBackApp $slc lb model product $slc lb model customer $slc lb model store $slc install $mv app.js server.js
$cf push myLoopBackApp --buildpack=git://github.com/strongloop/dist-paas-buildpack.git
----- Just StrongLoop ------ slc create web myStrongNodeApp -r cd myStrongNodeApp slc install strong-agent cf login mv app.js server.js cf push myNodeApp --buildpack=git://github.com/strongloop/dist-paas-buildpack.git