To set up our consortium blockchain and start our business network, first we need to provision the required environments. When provisioning an instance of OBCS, we first need to have an account set up for each of the member organizations. If you already have an Oracle Cloud account, you don't need to perform these steps again.
If you don't have an Oracle Cloud account, you can request a free one by visiting https://cloud.oracle.com/tryit and clicking on the Create a Free Account
button, as shown in the following screenshot:
Welcome page to sign up for a new Oracle Cloud account
On this sign up page, you will need to fill in some account details, such as the cloud account name, which becomes part of the organization's URL, the default data region (for instance, APAC, EMEA, LAD, or NA), and company/personal information:
Account Details section of the sign-up page to request a new Oracle Cloud account
In addition to the account details, you need to verify that you are...