Working With Web Applications on the Cloud

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The following table shows how to work with applications on the cloud.

Number one
Create an account.

Create an account with the cloud provider.
Number two
Register your cloud account in the IDE
  1. Open the Services window.
  2. Right-click the Cloud node.
  3. Select Add Cloud.
  4. Enter your cloud account details.

See Registering a Cloud Account in NetBeans IDE.
Number three
Develop your application locally
  1. Set up your local environment (application and database server) to match the cloud environment.
  2. Create the web application in the local environment, selecting a local server that matches the cloud environment.
  3. Test, debug, and tweak your application using NetBeans IDE tools.

See Developing Cloud Applications Locally.
Number four
Deploy and run the application on the cloud
  1. In the Projects window, right-click the application's node and select Properties.
  2. Select the Run category in the project's Properties.
  3. Select a cloud-based server from the Server drop-down list.(If you registered a cloud account with NetBeans IDE, the servers associated with that account are listed.)
  4. In the Projects window, right-click the project's root node and select Run. The IDE builds the project and deploys it to the cloud, and the application's landing page opens in a browser window.

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