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New Azure Template

If you didn't read the introduction to the cloud deployment starter templates, please do that now. The main point is that they're not for deploying a production node; they can be used as a starting point.

One can deploy a BigchainDB node on Azure using the template in the bigchaindb-on-ubuntu directory of Microsoft's azure-quickstart-templates repository on GitHub:

  1. Go to the bigchaindb-on-ubuntu directory in that repository.

  2. Click the button labelled Deploy to Azure.

  3. If you're not already logged in to Microsoft Azure, then you'll be prompted to login. If you don't have an account, then you'll have to create one.

  4. Once you are logged in to the Microsoft Azure Portal, you should be taken to a form titled BigchainDB. Some notes to help with filling in that form are available below.

  5. Deployment takes a few minutes. You can follow the notifications by clicking the bell icon at the top of the screen. When done, you should see a notification saying "Deployment to resource group '[your resource group name]' was successful." The install script (init.sh) installed RethinkDB and ran it with default configs. It also used pip to install the latest bigchaindb from PyPI.

  6. Find out the public IP address of the virtual machine in the Azure Portal. Example: 40.69.87.250

  7. ssh in to the virtual machine at that IP address, i.e. do ssh <Admin_username>@<machine-ip> where <Admin_username> is the admin username you entered into the form and <machine-ip> is the virtual machine IP address determined in the last step. Example: ssh bcdbadmin@40.69.87.250

  8. You should be prompted for a password. Give the <Admin_password> you entered into the form.

  9. Configure BigchainDB Server using the default BigchainDB settings: bigchaindb -y configure

  10. Run BigchainDB Server: bigchaindb start

BigchainDB Server should now be running on the Azure VM.

Remember to shut everything down when you're done (via the Azure Portal), because it generally costs money to run stuff on Azure.

Notes on the Blockchain Template Form Fields

BASICS

Resource group - You can use an existing resource group (if you have one) or create a new one named whatever you like, but avoid using fancy characters in the name because Azure might have problems if you do.

Location is the Microsoft Azure data center where you want the BigchainDB node to run. Pick one close to where you are located.

SETTINGS

You can use whatever Admin_username and Admin_password you like (provided you don't get too fancy). It will complain if your password is too simple. You'll need these later to ssh into the virtual machine.

Dns_label_prefix - Once your virtual machine is deployed, it will have a public IP address and a DNS name (hostname) something like <DNSprefix>.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com. The <DNSprefix> will be whatever you enter into this field.

Virtual_machine_size - This should be one of Azure's standard virtual machine sizes, such as Standard_D1_v2. There's a list of virtual machine sizes in the Azure docs.

_artifacts Location - Leave this alone.

_artifacts Location Sas Token - Leave this alone (blank).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Read the terms and conditions. If you agree to them, then check the checkbox.

Finally, click the button labelled Purchase. (Generally speaking, it costs money to run stuff on Azure.)