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Set up your working environment for Node.js and OpenShift development
It’s necessary to install utilities and command-line interfaces as well as create some online accounts before you create Node.js apps for OpenShift.
Prerequisites:
- Terminal session on your computer.
In this lesson, you will:
- Install software and create accounts in preparation for OpenShift app development.
Install Git
Install the Git command-line tool by following the appropriate link:
Install Podman
Install Podman by following the instructions on the Podman website.
Get your Developer Sandbox account
Establish your Developer Sandbox account by following the instructions on the Developer Sandbox page.
Install the oc CLI and log in to your Developer Sandbox cluster
To interact with your OpenShift cluster, you need the oc command-line tool. Thankfully, the OpenShift team made it easy for you to install it. To get oc for your operating system, click the question mark icon at the top right of the OpenShift screen. From the drop-down list that appears, select Command Line Tools, as shown in Figure 1. This option opens a page with the links required to install oc.
Command-line tools for OpenShift are provided by the oc command. Once the tool is installed, click the link for Copy Login Command from the same Command Line Tools page. A new window will open with the authentication screen. Select DevSandbox, then click the Display Tokens link on the next page.
On this new page, you can find a command that starts with oc login. Copy this whole line with the --token and --server parameters and paste it into your terminal:
oc login --token=sha256~%TOKEN% --server=https://%SERVER%:6443Wrapping up
At this point, you have the git CLI installed on your machine, you have Podman installed and running, you have a Developer Sandbox account, you have the oc CLI installed, and you are logged into your sandbox cluster. As a bonus—this is completely optional—you can install Podman Desktop.
