Deployments in OpsWorks

When you deploy an app in OpsWorks, its primary purpose is to deploy the application code and all of the files to the server instances. We previously created a stack, a layer, and an instance in OpsWorks. Now we will add an app and make a deployment to the stack:

1. Return to the OpsWorks Console and enter back into the stack we had previously created – named chapt-10. You can enter the stack by clicking on the stack name.
2. Once inside the stack, on the left-hand menu, click on the item named Apps to be taken to the apps page. At the top of this page, click on the blue button labeled Add App to create a new app:

   Figure 10.14 – Apps and Deployments in the left-hand menu in OpsWorks

3. Use the following values to populate your app:
   • Name – SampleAPP
   • Type – PHP
   • Repository Type – Git
   • Repository URL – https://github.com/awslabs/opsworks-demo-php-simple-app.git

   All other values can be left blank. After you have filled...