Integrating with IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect

IBM® Bluemix™ DevOps Connect coordinates communication between IBM UrbanCode™ Release, IBM™ UrbanCode Deploy, and the IBM Cloud and Bluemix services.

Download IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect from IBM developerWorks, and install it on a computer that has access to IBM UrbanCode Release or IBM UrbanCode Deploy. After you install IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect, use the installed plug-ins to create integrations with IBM UrbanCode Release and IBM UrbanCode Deploy. You can update existing plug-ins or install new ones by using the IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect web-based dashboard.

You can start creating integrations with the installed plug-ins as soon as you register IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect. IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect includes the following plug-ins:
  • IBM UrbanCode Deploy for Mobile. This plug-in provides IBM UrbanCode Deploy data to IBM UrbanCode Mobile users.
  • IBM UrbanCode Release for Mobile. This plug-in provides IBM UrbanCode Release data to IBM UrbanCode Mobile users.
  • IBM UrbanCode Deploy for DevOps Connect. This plug-in provides IBM UrbanCode Deploy data to IBM Delivery Insights users.

Integrations run periodically and sync data between the integrated products and the IBM Bluemix services. Integrations use encrypted SSL connections and store data in encrypted databases. IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect encrypts the data before it provides it to the IBM Bluemix services.

The first time that you run IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect, register it by using your IBMid. You cannot use IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect until you register it. IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect generates a unique ID and receives a token that together forms its credentials. The credentials are used to establish secure connections and store configuration information and data in the cloud. The credentials are stored in the sync.properties file. For information about the sync.properties file, see Installing IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect.

IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect uses SSL to communicate with the cloud services. The IBM Bluemix DevOps Connect web-based dashboard also uses SSL.