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Cloud Development and Deployment with CloudBees

By : Nicolas De loof
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Cloud Development and Deployment with CloudBees

By: Nicolas De loof

Overview of this book

CloudBees offers a Platform as a Service (PaaS) to build, run, manage web applications, and support the entire application lifecycle right from development to deployment.The development and deployment of web- and mobile-based Java applications are the basic services that CloudBees has to offer. With these services you can efficiently build and enhance applications, and connect them to existing networks and systems. Cloud Development and Deployment with CloudBees introduces you to the concept of Platform as a Service. It talks about the services in detail that developers can leverage in order to build, manage, and deploy their applications with ease onto the cloud. You will learn the intricacies of the CloudBees ecosystem and how it can be extended to match your specific requirements. Cloud Development and Deployment with CloudBees will get you started with the concepts of PaaS and why it is considered better than other forms of services. You will then learn to create and manage your account, understand the CloudBees ecosystem, and subscribe to the wide array of services available. After this, you will use the clickStart feature that will enable you to set up, run, and host your application on the cloud. You will also venture out into the development phase by understanding Jenkins and how it would help you to build, maintain, and integrate your project build. You will then learn how to use the RUN@CLOUD platform to host your application, and you will also delve into cloud concepts, and understand the architectural constraints and how to monitor the application. Finally, you will deep dive into the extensive capabilities of using clickStack to create or customize your own stack.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Cloud Development and Deployment with CloudBees
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

What's a ClickStart?


As you log in to the CloudBees platform, you can see a set of links on the CloudBees toolbar. The ClickStart link is next to the Home button. ClickStarts are a major component of the CloudBees platform, as they provide the glue between services to provide a smooth user experience.

Let's use a concrete example. Click on the ClickStart button to get a list of the available ClickStarts. The following screenshot shows the ClickStart selection wizard:

As you can see in the preceding screenshot, the CloudBees platform doesn't just support Java, but also a large set of runtimes. You will find the following in this list:

  • Some JavaEE containers such as Tomcat, JBoss, Glassfish, and Jetty

  • Some alternative languages and web frameworks such as Grails, Scala and Lift, and Play! Framework

  • Some non-Java stacks such as Node.js, Google Go, Dart, and Erlang Webmachine

  • Some more specific ClickStarts such as the iOS mobile web application and the Facebook application

Some ClickStarts such as PetClinic...