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1. Setup

Execute the following steps:

  1. Sign up for IBM Cloud](#1-sign-up-for-ibm-cloud), go here
  2. Setup Client CLI using CognitiveLabs, go here, or using IBM Cloud Shell, go here,
  3. Connect to an OpenShift Cluster, go here
  4. Setup Environment Variables

Setup Environment Variables

Create an environment variable for your IBM ID,

IBM_ID=<your ibm id>

If completed, in your terminal, create a working directory named cos-with-s3fs to start the lab,

NAMESPACE=cos-with-s3fs-lab
mkdir $NAMESPACE
cd $NAMESPACE

export WORKDIR=$(pwd)
echo $WORKDIR

In the CognitiveLabs terminal this should output the following directory /home/project/cos-with-s3fs-lab.

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3. Create Object Storage Instance.

Optionally you can first read more about what Object Storage is here.