Deployments Quickstart
In this tutorial, we'll be using the Blackbird CLI to deploy our code to a dedicated environment.
Before you get started
Before you get started:
- Download the CLI. For more information, see Download the CLI and log in.
- Add or create an API. For more information, see API Quickstart.
- Create a mock. For more information, see Mock Quickstart.
- Test and debug your code. For more information, see Code Quickstart.
- Open your preferred IDE, such as Visual Studio Code.
1. Creating a Deployment
Now that we have a debugged and generated code project, we can use the deployment create command to override the mocked URL.
Once the command is finished running, we should notice that our existing mocked URL has been used again with the containerized API code. This command is similar to code run, but instead of running locally, everything is deployed within a Blackbird environment.
2. Testing our Deployment
Now that we have a deployed simple-api project, we can double-check the status of the deployment and curl to the mocked URL.
Additionally, we can view the logs of the API with the addition of the --logs flag.
We should see our curled GET request now appearing in the Application logs.
Deployments can be used to replace mocks or run separately if a new name is provided. In the quickstart, we replaced our existing mock.
3. Next Steps
At this point you should have a good understanding of all the various Blackbird functionality and how Blackbird can help you accelerate your API development process. Please feel free to checkout other documentation such as how to secure your instances and our user management guide.