Use this setup when you will be deploying your application into your own test and production systems hosted in the AWS Cloud. This feature is intended to deploy from a Build Machine, not from a Developer's work environment. Deployment to Test, and especially to Production, should be a controlled act from a specific machine that is solely used for build and deployment.
Also see Setup for Test & Production Systems GitHub (single Target instance)
and Setup for Test & Production Systems GitLab (single Target instance).
Only the very latest Web technology is supported. WAMs and older technologies are not supported, though older technologies may be configured to work. If you wish to use older technologies you will need to enter into a beta agreement with LANSA. Please contact LANSA Support for more details.
Presumed Knowledge
First some set up is required. It requires manual configuration. As such you require some skills in using Git, GitHub, and the Windows command line to configure it correctly. If you are an existing GitHub user it should not be difficult for you to do this successfully. You will also need AWS Cloud knowledge to set up and support your LANSA Application Stack. It is also preferable that you have used Git Extensions previously.
Overview
You will need to create the central git repository and install and set up the target system. This is done on a one to one basis. That is, each Build Machine has its own central git repository and target system. Thus environments are isolated from each other and, once configured, can use DevOps deployment at any time without conflicting with other deployed applications.
Summary of Steps
Here is a summary of the steps involved. Click on the links for more detail:
This is a summary of the steps involved:
Before you Start AWS Setup Install a Build Machine with the Visual LANSA IDE and ensure you have an AWS account.
Central Git Repository Setup Simply create an empty git repo in your git server of choice. Examples have been provided for GitHub.
Install a new instance of Visual LANSA with all EPCs applied, and choose the options to install git, Git Extensions and Deployment Automation. This is the 'Build Machine'. Note that the Visual LANSA install will not contain the Deployment Automation option until a release after EPC142030. Until such time Connect the GitHub Repository to the Development Machine
Create an IAM Role that will be given access to the secure S3 Bucket
Deploy Your Application. Click the Deploy button.