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Create a Deployment
Create a Deployment
Table of contents
- 1. Examples
- 1.1. Curl Example
- 1.2. Ruby Wrapper Example
- 2. Sample Output
- 1. Examples
- 1.1. Curl Example
- 1.2. Ruby Wrapper Example
- 2. Sample Output
Examples
The following example creates a new Deployment using a previously saved cookie for authentication.
Curl Example
# Set variables nickname="test_deployment" # Set the Deployment's nickname description="test_description" # Set the Deployment's description account=MyAccountNumber # Set your account number. Obtain via your browser in the Dashboard. Tail end of the URL: Settings > Account. # Create the new Deployment via a curl command sent to the RightScale API curl -H 'X-API-VERSION:1.0' -b <./mySavedCookies> -d "deployment[description]=$description" -d "deployment[nickname]=$nickname" https://my.rightscale.com/api/acct/$account/deployments
Ruby Wrapper Example
params = { 'deployment[nickname]' => 'My New Deployment', 'deployment[description]' => '1st test Deployment created with the Ruby Wrapper API' }
api.send("deployments","post",params)
Sample Output
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:45:19 GMT
Server: Mongrel 1.1.4
Status: 201 Created
Location: https://my.rightscale.com/api/acct/1234/deployments/21520 X-Runtime: 0.06091
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 1
Cache-control: private
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The Deployment ID (21520) is returned in the location field of the response. You may need to use the Deployment ID in additional API commands, such as Updating a Deployment.
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