openshift.md

Run on Red Hat OpenShift

This document shows how to run the watson-discovery-food-reviews application in a container running on Red Hat OpenShift.

Prerequisites

You will need a running OpenShift cluster, or OKD cluster. You can provision OpenShift on the IBM Cloud.

Steps

1. Create an OpenShift project
2. Create the config map
3. Run the application

1. Create an OpenShift project

• Using the OpenShift web console, select the Application Console view.

  

• Use the +Create Project button to create a new project, then click on your project to open it.

• In the Overview tab, click on Browse Catalog.

  

• Choose the Node.js app container and click Next.

  

• Give your app a name and add https://github.com/IBM/watson-discovery-food-reviews for the github repo, then click Create.

  

2. Create the config map

To complete the config map instructions below, you will need to gather some key values from your Discovery and Watson Knowledge Studio services. Instructions for how to obtain these are located on the main README page.

Click on the Resources tab and choose Config Maps and then click the Create Config Map button:

Use the Create Config Map panel to add our application parameters.

• Provide a Name for the config map.
• Add a key named DISCOVERY_IAM_APIKEY and paste in the API Key under Enter a value....
• Click Add Item and add a key named DISCOVERY_URL and paste in the URL under Enter a value.....
• Click Add Item and add a key named PORT, enter 8080 under Enter a value....
• Click Add Item and add a key named DISCOVERY_ENVIRONMENT_ID and paste in the value under Enter a value.....
• Click Add Item and add a key named DISCOVERY_COLLECTION_ID and paste in the value under Enter a value.....
• Click Add Item and add a key named WKS_MODEL_ID and paste in the value under Enter a value.....
• Hit the Create button.
• Click on your new Config Map's name.
• Click the Add to Application button.
• Select your application from the pulldown.
• Click Save.

Go to the Applications tab, choose Deployments to view the status of your application.

3. Run the application

• From the OpenShift or OKD UI, under Applications -> Routes you will see your app. Click on the Hostnameto see your Watson Discovery Food Reviews app in action.
• Save this URL.