Deploy App in PCF(Pivotal Cloud Foundry)

• Download CLI from https://login.run.pivotal.io/login

• Install CLI by clicking on the .exe

• Download Sample ( Spring Boot) app from GIT using GIT BASH

git clone https://github.com/cloudfoundry-samples/cf-sample-app-spring.git

• Navigate to App Directory

$ cd cf-sample-app-spring/

$  cf login -a https://api.run.pivotal.io –u <pivotal login user id> -p <pivotal login password>

Sometime creation of org does not happen through command line, you might get the below error:

So you may use the Pivotal Site to create one as below. Signup for Free Trial and then go to Pivotal  Web Services.

Claim your Free Trial and then Create a ORG

ORG Created

Check the ORG created under your ID

Click on + Add  a Space and Space is created

Create a Target using above ORG and SPACE

Push Code to Cloud using command :  cf push

It is deployed to PCF now

It is up and running and you can hit the url in any browser

Miscellaneous Command :

• Views logs in Console

Recent logs :  cf logs cf-spring –recent

Live stream :  cf logs cf-spring

• Horizontal Scaling

    cf scale cf-spring -i 2

• Check the status of app

cf app cf-spring

• Increase the memory limit for each app instance:

            cf scale cf-spring -m 1G

• Increase the disk limit for each app instance:

            cf scale cf-spring -k 512M