Welcome to your Node.js application on OpenShift

How to use this example application

For instructions on how to use this application with OpenShift, start by reading the Developer Guide.

Deploying code changes

The source code for this application is available to be forked from the OpenShift GitHub repository. You can configure a webhook in your repository to make OpenShift automatically start a build whenever you push your code:

  1. From the Web Console homepage, navigate to your project
  2. Click on Browse > Builds
  3. From the view for your Build click on the button to copy your GitHub webhook
  4. Navigate to your repository on GitHub and click on repository settings > webhooks
  5. Paste your webhook URL provided by OpenShift — that's it!

After you save your webhook, if you refresh your settings page you can see the status of the ping that Github sent to OpenShift to verify it can reach the server.

Note: adding a webhook requires your OpenShift server to be reachable from GitHub.

Working in your local Git repository

If you forked the application from the OpenShift GitHub example, you'll need to manually clone the repository to your local system. Copy the application's source code Git URL and then run:

$ git clone <git_url> <directory_to_create>

# Within your project directory
# Commit your changes and push to OpenShift

$ git commit -a -m 'Some commit message'
$ git push

After pushing changes, you'll need to manually trigger a build if you did not setup a webhook as described above.

Managing your application

Documentation on how to manage your application from the Web Console or Command Line is available at the Developer Guide.

Web Console

You can use the Web Console to view the state of your application components and launch new builds.

Command Line

With the OpenShift command line interface (CLI), you can create applications and manage projects from a terminal.

Development Resources

Request information

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DB Connection Info:

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URL:<%= dbInfo.url %>
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