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    • Optional CLI tools
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  • useful links
    • Docker Essentials: A Developer Introduction
    • Getting Started with Containers on IBM Cloud
    • Beyond the Basics: Istio and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    • Getting started with Microservices with Istio and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    • Node-RED: basics to bots
    • IBM Code Patterns
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  • After we have IBM Cloud accounts ready, the next step is to install CLI tools
  • MacOS & Linux Installation
  • Windows Installation
  • cURL tool Install curl tool : https://curl.haxx.se/download.html

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  1. additional tools and free IBM cloud credit
  2. Optional CLI tools

Install IBM Cloud CLI Tools

install IBM Cloud CLI and other tools.

After we have IBM Cloud accounts ready, the next step is to install CLI tools

MacOS & Linux Installation

The following command will install the IBM Cloud Developer Tools in a single invocation. Open up a terminal and run the following command:

$ curl -sL https://ibm.biz/idt-installer | bash

Once complete, there will be a shortcut defined to access the IBM Cloud CLI:

  • ic : Shortcut for the 'ibmcloud' command

Access the platform-specific readme for additional details.

Windows Installation

To install the IBM Cloud Developer Tools CLI on Windows 10 or newer:

  1. Open Windows PowerShell by right-clicking and select "Run as Administrator".

  2. Run this command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted; iex(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ibm.biz/idt-win-installer')

Access the Windows-specific readme for additional details.

cURL tool Install curl tool : https://curl.haxx.se/download.html

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