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IBM® Cloud platform (formerly Bluemix) combines platform as a service (PaaS) with infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to build, run, deploy, and manage applications on the cloud. Additionally, the IBM Cloud platform has a rich catalog of cloud services that can be easily integrated with your applications. Supported programming languages and runtimes include Java, Node.js, Swift, Go, PHP, Python, and Ruby, and other languages.

IBM Cloud platform is based on open source technology. In addition to using IBM Cloud platform to build Web applications for multiple frameworks - including iOS - you can create Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, or launch virtual server instances. IBM Cloud platform follows a Hybrid Cloud model meaning that the apps, containers, and VMs that you use with the platform are portable across public, dedicated, and on-premises clouds.

The IBM Cloud platform console provides application boilerplates to help you get started. The IBM Cloud platform console offers a growing catalog of over 100 services to build applications.

Service categories

  • Compute: Obtain access to bare metal and virtual servers
  • Storage: Store unstructured data in the cloud
  • Network: Secure VPN connections, orchestrate load balancing, and use other network services
  • Security: Configure firewalls and secure connections
  • Containers: Deploy Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters and use Docker-based containers
  • VMware: Integrate VMware solutions
  • Boilerplates: Use templates to help you get started with various services
  • APIs: Create, manage, enforce, and run APIs
  • Application Services: Deliver applications that include business rules, automation, an application server, and more
  • Blockchain: Integrate the IBM Blockchain technology in your environment
  • Cloud Foundry Apps: Choose from multiple runtimes including Liberty for Java, SDK for Node.js, and Swift
  • Data & Analytics: Select from a variety of database options, including Compose, and incorporate big data analytics
  • DevOps: Go from application development to deployment with continuous delivery, auto-scaling, globalization, and alert notifications
  • Finance: Manage your investments and finances
  • Functions: Execute serverless event-driven programming (IBM Cloud Functions)
  • Integrate: Access API management, product insights, secure gateway functionality
  • Internet of Things: Manage connected devices using IoT foundation and IoT for electronics
  • Mobile: Integrate push notifications, testing, tuning, and analytics for mobile applications
  • Watson: Add cognitive abilities to applications

When asking questions about the IBM Cloud platform, you should:

  • Ensure you are asking a technical question about using the IBM Cloud platform or services. (For questions about your account or IBM Cloud platform offerings, ask at IBM developerWorks Answers or open a support ticket.)
  • Search Stack Overflow to see if somebody else has already asked the same question.
  • Explain what you were trying to do when you encountered the problem. What software versions were you using? Is there anything else about your environment that could lead to the problem?
  • Provide code samples where possible. Isolate the problem and reproduce it with as little code as possible.
  • Include the tag, plus an additional tag to indicate the service or technology in question.

Getting support for the IBM Cloud platform

  • Ask technical questions on Stack Overflow about programming and deploying applications using the IBM Cloud platform and services. The IBM Cloud platform Development and Support teams monitor Stack Overflow closely.
  • Ask non-technical questions about the IBM Cloud platform offerings at IBM developerWorks Answers. It’s also the best place to ask questions about getting started with the platform.
  • Open a support ticket to get answers to your issue especially if you cannot find the answer in the forums. See Getting Customer Support for details on contacting Support and opening tickets.

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WAS Slack Bot Integration - VCAP_SERVICES environment variable set up

"https://watson-personal-assistant.github.io/developer/further-topics/slackbot-integration/" Based on the instructions from the above link, I am able to make the python app work locally. However, I am not able to set up the VCAP_SERVICES environment…
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How do I retrieve the URL of an object in IBM Cloud Object Storage?

My Node.js server is successfully connected to IBM Cloud Object Storage. I can create buckets and upload images using the cos.putObject function. The images appears in the dashboard. Here's how I upload an Image: (It's working, I can see the images…
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Deploying a non-Web app (python) on IBM Bluemix without procfile?

manifest.yml file: --- applications: - name: myapp1 memory: 512M command: python abc.py no-route: true Procfile: web: python abc.py When i delete the Procfile my script does not run, even though i have specified a command to start the…
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How to debug issues with certificates in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service /Certificate Manager?

I have a paid cluster with the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service and a container / service deployed. I have a valid wildcard certificate which I imported into the Certificate Manager. Now I want to apply or deploy that certificate to my cluster: bx cs…
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IBM Cloud App Services not working

I am working on a Windows 10 home machine. I needed to use the IBM cloud web app services . I created a starter kit for expressjs backend and added a Watson discovery service resource. I followed all the steps mentioned in the prerequisites…
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Embedded Watson Assistant instance to Wordpress

Is there a way to integrate Watson Assistant to a Wordpress website like in this video? I've been looking at the API reference but can't figure it out.
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how can I save a binary file from cloud object storage to the notebook filesystem?

Frequently when working with files in IBM Cloud Object Storage from a Watson Studio notebook, I need to save the files to the notebook local file system where I can then access them from R functions. Project-lib allows me to retrieve the file from…
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IBM Toolchain and Continuous Delivery Plan issue regarding regions

I am part of an organization on IBM Cloud (Bluemix) with several regions. I know we pay for the Continuous Delivery service in the US South region (Professional Plan) of our organization and from the usage page there is no distinction between…
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How to use Let's Encrypt wildcard certificates with IBM Cloud apps?

I have several Cloud Foundry apps running on IBM Cloud. I found that Let's Encrypt offer wildcard certificates. How can obtain such certificate and configure it for my IBM Cloud apps? Note that I successfully can use this bluemix-letsencrypt wrapper…
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How to setup nginx.conf on IBM bluemix cloud foundry for single page application routing and how to set url rewrite to support spa routes?

I am using React single page app for my application. I have hosted solution on IBM Bluemix using cloud foundry. I want 2 help. How to override existing nginx configuration with new one to support URL rewrite for my react routes? What are the url…
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How to do the username & password configurable on Watson Assistant

I want to have a config page, where the user can setup the credentials of the Watson Assistant to use. Actually, to setup the credentials, you need something similar to: var assistant = new AssistantV1({ username: process.env.ASSISTANT_USERNAME, …
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Unable to cancel IBM Cloud virtual server

I'm attempting to cancel a virtual server, but the button 'Cancel Device' is disabled: How can I cancel my device?
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How to add virtualenv to IBM cloud with Python

I'm trying to add sentry to my project to capture errors. To use sentry I need to install raven with pip install raven. The problem is when I want to upload it to IBM as ibm function. As the docs says I need to upload .zip file with all .py files…
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Python Scrapy ReactorNotRestartable()

I'm trying to use Scrapy on IBM cloud as a function. My __main__.py is as follows: class AutoscoutListSpider(scrapy.Spider): name = "vehicles list" def __init__(self, params, *args, **kwargs): super(AutoscoutListSpider,…
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Same value for different entities in Watson Assistant

I have created a chatbot with IBM Waston Assistant with several questions having binary answers(Yes, No). Eg: Would you like to share your feedback with us? (Yes/ No) Are you comfortable with our environment (Yes/ No) I need to recognize…
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