Prerequisites

Prerequisites#

1. OC Command Line Interface#

You will need to download and install the latest OpenShift CLI (oc).

NOTE: You can access the command line tools page by clicking on the Questionmark > Command Line Tools:

CLI Tools

Why use oc over kubectl
Being Kubernetes, one can definitely use kubectl with their OpenShift cluster. oc is specific to OpenShift in that it includes the standard set of features from kubectl plus additional support for OpenShift functionality. See Differences between OC and Kubectl for more details.

2. A GitHub Account#

You will need your own GitHub account for some portions of this lab. If you do not already have a GitHub account please visit https://github.com/join to create your account.

3. Install Git#

Install Git on your workstation. See the official Git documentation for instructions per your workstation’s operating system.