Learn to develop and run smart contracts with IBM Blockchain Platform VSCode extension. This video will teach you how to get started with the VSCode extension, and how to install, instantiate, and invoke smart contracts with VSCode.
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Try the new free IBM Blockchain Platform by following the steps below.
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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!
The tutorial for this video can be found at:
The scripts used in this video can be found at:
If you want to try the IBM Blockchain cloud service, you’ll need a free IBM Cloud account first: