About This Book

• Over 100 different solutions and shortcuts that help you to develop and deploy your next application quickly and efficiently
• A comprehensive guide containing recipes on a wide variety of topics to assist developers from all backgrounds, from horizontal scaling and periodic database back-up to application monitoring
• Written in a clear and comprehensible style that offers support for Java, Python, and Node.js developers

Who This Book Is For

If you are a web application developer who wants to use the OpenShift platform to host your next big idea but are looking for guidance on how to achieve this, then this book is the first step you need to take. This is a very accessible cookbook where no previous knowledge of OpenShift is needed.

What You Will Learn

• Teach you how to create and deploy your own Java EE and Spring applications using OpenShift


• Help you discover how to host your Node.js applications


• Guide you through developing and deploying Python web applications


• Learn the trade of building horizontally scalable applications with OpenShift


• Show you how to store your periodic database backup to Amazon S3


• Leverage the rhc command-line tool to become efficient with OpenShift


• Learn how to effectively use Jenkins with OpenShift applications

In Detail

It is important to hit the ground running with the creation and deployment of your OpenShift applications. This book will start by showing you how to create OpenShift applications, use different databases with your applications, and deal with your applications based on your background as a developer. All bases have been covered with very extensive sections on the Java, Python, and Node platforms. Your enlightening quest into OpenShift will conclude with a discussion on how to continuously integrate and deploy your apps using Jenkins, and how OpenShift can help you build horizontally scalable applications.

This comprehensive cookbook will show the trainee OpenShift developer a huge number of recipes, solutions, tips, and tricks to improve their experience and enhance their expertise.