Creating and importing projects

Now that you have configured Codewind to be used remotely, you are ready to create a project that you can develop locally but build and run remotely.

Note: If you have projects that currently exist on your local computer that you would like to continue to develop remotely, follow Import an existing local project to the cloud.

Create a new project

Go to the Codewind panel and click the Plus (+) icon on the new cloud deployment:

Select the template type and enter a project name. Your new project is built and after a few seconds begins running in the cloud.

Import an existing local project to the cloud

Copy an existing local project, for example myFirstNodeProject, over to the remote Codewind deployment:

1. Select the remote deployment and click the Add existing project button:

2. Go to the folder containing the local project files and click Add to Codewind:

Codewind prompts you to confirm the project type, in this case, identified as Node.js:

3. Click Yes. Project files are copied over to the Codewind server, and the new myFirstNodeProject appears in the Codewind panel:

4. Codewind begins building the code and the Docker image. Moments later the project image is uploaded to Docker Hub and used by your cloud deployment to provision a new pod:

myFirstNodeProject on CloudName1 cluster is now running and ready.

Next Steps

You have now:

1. Configured your local IDE’s Codewind extension to connect to Codewind in the cloud.
2. Registered all necessary security parameters.
3. Created a project that builds and runs in the cloud.
4. Built and run an existing project in the cloud.

To understand more about how you can use project templates in Codewind, including using pre-supplied templates and creating your own, see Working with Templates