NOTE: IBM BLOCKCHAIN STARTER PLAN IS NOW DEPRECATED. Try the new IBM Blockchain Platform by creating a free IBM Cloud account here:
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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!
This video shows how to use the connection profile in the IBM Blockchain Starter plan and connect your Node app to the cloud service. This is part 1 in a series based off the GitHub code pattern below:
Part 2 is here:
You will need an IBM Cloud account, with credits to use the IBM Blockchain Platform to complete this tutorial. Use this link to register – you will get one month free in IBM Cloud Blockchain credits:
After you have your IBM Cloud account, you can watch this video to learn how to set up your IBM Blockchain cloud service with your Node app.