OpenShift Local for Developers

Application development on a Local OpenShift All-in-One Environment

Developers trying to use OpenShift have asked the following questions:

• Is there a way to use OpenShift locally on my workstation without connecting to a cluster running in a data center?
• I make code changes frequently and I don't commit to an source control repository for each change. Can I make changes and test locally first?
• I also want a local database running on my local OpenShift
• I am building my own Container Images, can I just test them on OpenShift locally before pushing them to the Enterprise Container Registry?
• I use IDE for application development. Can I connect to the local OpenShift cluster using IDE, develop and deploy applications from IDE?
• Can I do step-by-step debugging of an application running on OpenShift cluster using IDE?

Yes, yes, and yes ....

In this book, we will learn to setup a local OpenShift cluster on a developer's workstation and to do application development on this local cluster. I am writing this book as a tutorial with each chapter that resembles a lab exercise. I hope it will be easy to follow and execute the instructions step by step.

Table of Contents

1. Setting up a Local OpenShift environment
2. Build and Deploy a Container Image
3. Change Application and Test Locally
4. Connecting your application to a Local Database
5. Dynamic Configuration Changes to a Running Pod
6. Changing Code on the Fly
7. Setting up JBoss Developer Studio
8. Using JBDS for Local Development
9. Deploying an Application using JBDS
10. Debugging the application using JBDS
11. Building and Deploying Container Images using JBDS