Chapter 1. Getting Started with OpenShift

This chapter presents a number of recipes that show you how to get started with OpenShift using the web console and rhc command-line client. You will learn how to host your own WordPress blog with a button click, make source code changes and deploy them, and perform basic operations with the rhc command-line client. The specific recipes of this chapter are:

• Creating an OpenShift Online account
• Creating OpenShift domains using the web console
• Creating a WordPress application using the web console
• Uploading SSH keys using the web console
• Working with the SSH key passphrases
• Cloning the application to the local machine
• Deploying your first change
• Checking the application's gear quota and limits
• Installing the OpenShift rhc command-line client
• Setting up an OpenShift account using rhc
• Enabling the autocomplete feature in an rhc command-line client
• Viewing the account details using rhc
• Specifying a different OpenShift server hostname
• Updating rhc