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# ibm\_bluemix

* [cli](#cli)
* [Container](#container)
* [external services](#external-services)

## cli

```
curl -fsSL https://clis.ng.bluemix.net/install/linux | sh

docker run --name bluemix \
    -d --restart unless-stopped \
    --privileged --net host \
    reachlin/bluemix
docker exec -it bluemix bash
```

<https://console.bluemix.net/containers-kubernetes/home/clusters>

```
bx plugin list
bx plugin install container-service -r Bluemix
bx plugin update container-service -r Bluemix

bx login -a https://api.eu-de.bluemix.net -sso

bx cs region
bx cs region-set eu-de

bx cs clusters
bx cs cluster-config mycluster

bx cs workers mycluster # check public IP
bx cs worker-update mycluster <node_id>

BLUEMIX_TRACE=path/to/trace.log         # Append API request diagnostics to a log file
BLUEMIX_API_KEY=api_key_value           # API key to use during login
```

## Container

<https://dev-console.stage1.bluemix.net/docs/containers/cs\\_network\\_planning.html>

```
NodePort service (free and standard clusters)
LoadBalancer service (standard clusters only)
Ingress (standard clusters only)
```

![](https://dev-console.stage1.bluemix.net/docs/api/content/containers/images/networking.png?lang=en-US)

```
bx cs cluster-get mycluster # Master URL
```

[k8s related](/container/k8s.md)

## external services

<https://console.bluemix.net/docs/containers/cs\\_integrations.html#adding\\_cluster>

```
bx service list

name                    service                  plan   bound apps   last operation
Monitoring-tz           Monitoring               lite                create succeeded
Visual Recognition-8p   watson_vision_combined   free                create succeeded
```


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