Run on Red Hat OpenShift

This document shows how to deploy the server using Red Hat OpenShift.

Prerequisites

You will need a running OpenShift cluster, or OKD cluster. You can provision OpenShift on the IBM Cloud.

Click here to go the Watson Assistant create resource page.
Review the settings. The defaults and a Free plan should work.
Click Create.
Copy/paste the API Key and URL or keep the browser tab open. You'll need these later.

Using the OpenShift web console, select the Application Console view.
Use the +Create Project button to create a new project, then click on your project to open it.
In the Overview tab, click on Browse Catalog.
Choose the Node.js app container and click Next.
Give your app a name and add https://github.com/IBM/watson-google-assistant for the github repo, then click Create.

Click on the Resources tab and choose Config Maps and then click the Create Config Map button.
- Provide a Name for the config map.
- Add a key named ASSISTANT_APIKEY and paste in the API Key from step 1 under Enter a value....
- Click Add Item and add a key named ASSISTANT_URL and paste in the URL from step 1 under Enter a value.....
- Click Add Item and add a key named PORT, enter 8080 under Enter a value....
- Hit the Create button.
- Click on your new Config Map's name.
- Click the Add to Application button.
- Select your application from the pulldown.
- Click Save.
Go to the Applications tab, choose Deployments to view the status of your application.

From the OpenShift or OKD UI, under Applications ▷ Routes you will see your app.
- Click on the application Name.
- Under TLS Settings, click on Edit.
- Under Security, check the box for Secure route.
- Hit Save.
Go back to Applications ▷ Routes.
- Click your app's Hostname. You should see the message: "Watson for Google Assistant app is running."
- Save this URL to use later in your actions/action.json file. It must start with https.