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Creating a Java Web application in the Bluemix UI<\/a><\/li>
Modifying the application and pushing it to Bluemix<\/a><\/li>
Adding the SQL Database service and connecting to it<\/a><\/li>
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<\/span>Creating a Java Web application in the Bluemix UI<\/span><\/h3>\n
To create a Java Web application in the Bluemix UI, Stefano performs a number of standard steps in his Bluemix account:<\/p>\n
1. For deploying and modifying the application and service instances, chooses the Cloud Foundry CLI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
  \n $\"start-coding-with-cloud-foundry-cli\"$ <\/a>
  \nFind more information about creating Web applications in IBM Bluemix documentation<\/a>.
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  <\/span>Modifying the application and pushing it to Bluemix<\/span><\/h3>\n
  After the Liberty for Java starter application has been downloaded from the Bluemix UI and the package has been extracted to a new local directory, Stefano modifies the application in Eclipse.<\/p>\n
  The shown in the webinar procedure of pushing the modified application to Bluemix with the Cloud Foundry CLI includes several actions:<\/p>\n
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  When you have changed to the new directory using the cd<\/code> command, connect to Bluemix: \ncf api https:\/\/api.eu-gb.bluemix.net<\/em><\/code> \nwhere api.eu-gb.bluemix.net<\/code><\/em> is the Cloud Foundry API endpoint for Bluemix Europe United Kingdom region.<\/li>\n
  Log in to Bluemix: \ncf login -u user_name<\/em> -o org_name<\/em> -s space_name<\/em><\/code><\/li>\n
  Upload your app to Bluemix with the cf push<\/code> command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nRefer to IBM Bluemix documentation<\/a> to know more about deploying and modifying applications and service instances with the Cloud Foundry CLI. \n <\/p>\n <\/span>Adding the SQL Database service and connecting to it<\/span><\/h3>\nFrom the final part of the webinar, you can find out how to add IBM SQL Database for Bluemix as a managed relational database service and then connect to it.<\/p>\nFor requesting a service instance, Stefano works with the Bluemix UI, selecting the DB2-based SQL Database service from the Bluemix catalog. At this point, Bluemix binds the service instance to the application. \n \n<\/a> \nThen Stefano configures the application to interact with the SQL Database service. For connecting to the service, he uses information in the VCAP_SERVICES<\/code> environment variable.<\/p>\n As shown in the video, the VCAP_SERVICES<\/code> credential information becomes available on the application page in the Bluemix UI after a SQL Database instance has been bound to the application.<\/p>\n When the SQL Database service is ready for interaction, Stefano demonstrates inserting and selecting data as an example.<\/p>\n See IBM Bluemix documentation<\/a> for getting started with the SQL Database service.<\/p>\n <\/div>Altoros Take<\/div>\nAs a crucial component of the Cloud Foundry architecture, buildpacks provide runtime environments for different classes of applications.<\/p>\n In Bluemix, Liberty for Java application development is powered by the IBM WebSphere Liberty Buildpack, a Cloud Foundry buildpack for running Java EE 7 and OSGi applications on top of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile. The buildpack supports popular frameworks such as Spring and contains the IBM JRE.<\/p>\nBesides the SQL Database service presented in the webinar, other relational and non-relational database services are available in the Bluemix catalog. Watch this video<\/a> to know how Bluemix and Cloudant can be used for building scalable IoT applications.<\/p>\n For further exploration of IBM Bluemix and its capabilities, top 10 Bluemix tutorials\u20142015<\/a> might be helpful.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/span>Want details? Watch the video<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n \nIntroduction to IBM Bluemix (0:05)<\/li>\n Creating a Java Web application in the Bluemix UI (6:55)<\/li>\n Downloading the Liberty for Java starter application (9:15)<\/li>\n Modifying the application (10:44)<\/li>\n Pushing the modified application to Bluemix (14:25)<\/li>\n Adding the DB2-based SQL Database service (21:39)<\/li>\n Connecting to the SQL Database service (23:30)<\/li>\n Interacting with the SQL Database service (29:49)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_speaker\"><\/span>About the speaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: right;\">\r\n<script type=\"IN\/MemberProfile\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefanosbanchi\" data-format=\"inline\" data-related=\"false\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 450px;\"><small>Stefano Sbanchi is a Cloud Platform Services Architectural Advisor at IBM. 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