This tutorial will explore how to connect a Vue.js web-app to the IBM Blockchain Platform for FREE. This is the intro video, which explains some of the concepts, and demos the finished application which we are building.
This is the first video in a three-part series.
To get the code:
To watch the second video:
Try the new free IBM Blockchain Platform by following the steps below.
—————————HOW TO GET A FREE IBM BLOCKCHAIN SERVICE————————-
1. Create a free IBM Cloud account here:
2. Log in to your IBM Cloud account
3. Once you see your IBM Cloud dashboard, click on “Upgrade Account” in the top-right corner under your Account name.
4. Enter Credit Card info, and click submit.
5. This will give you $200 in free IBM Cloud account credit, to use in 30 days.
6. At the top of your IBM Cloud account dashboard, search for “Kubernetes” and click on “Kubernetes Cluster”, and then click “Create”.
7. When it asks to select a plan, choose the “Free” plan and then click “Create Cluster”.
8. Wait for 20 minutes as your cluster is deploying.
9. After your cluster is deployed, at the top of your IBM Cloud account dashboard, search for “Blockchain”. And then click on “Blockchain Platform” and then select the “standard” pricing plan, and click “Create”.
10. From your IBM Cloud dashboard, click on your IBM Blockchain Platform service. From there, when it asks you to deploy to a cluster, choose your free cluster! Once your deployment is finished you can now access your IBM Blockchain platform account!