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Welcome to: How to Create a Free Website with Google App Engine
We will go over four steps to creating a Free Website with Google App Engine
We will first create a Google App Engine Application
We will then install Eclipse and a Google Plugin for Eclipse
From there we will create a Web Application Project in Eclipse
And finally we will deploy our Web Application to Google App Engine
So let's begin by creating our Google App Engine application
We begin by going to appengine.google.com
Here you can simply click on:
"Create Application", to get started
If this is your first time using Google App Engine you will get a Welcome page
Either way, go ahead and click
"Create Application"
If this is your first Application, then you will need to verify your account with SMS
You only need to do the SMS Verification once
When creating an application you will need to set an Application Identifier or Application ID
and an Application Title
Choose wisely, the application identifier or application ID cannot be changed
and it will determine the domain of the website you are about to create
Don't worry too much about the Application Title, you can always change this later
Once you made set the Application Title and made sure you entered an available Application ID
you can scroll down and click on: "Create Application" Next up, let install Eclipse
and the Google Plugin for Eclipse
Simply Google: "eclipse"
And go to Eclipse's: "Downloads" page There are many variations of Eclipse
But Eclipse Classic is ideal for most users
Download the Eclipse zip file
One of the best things about Eclipse is that it does not require an installation wizard
Just extract the contents and you're ready to go
It is up to you where you place the extracted "eclipse" folder
For simplicity
Lets move the eclipse folder to the c drive
Now lets open "eclipse" and run "eclipse.exe"
When you first open Eclipse
You will need to set your workspace
A "Workplace" is simply a folder where your projects will be saved
Again, this part is up to you
Congratulations!
Now lets go get that google plugin for Eclipse
Simply google three words: "google plugin eclipse" or "google eclipse plugin". Go to Google Plugin for Eclipse
and follow the instructions
There will be a URL that you will need to copy into Eclipse
Now go back to Eclipse. From the top menu
go to: "Help", and then go to "Install New Software"
Enter the Google Plugin URL in the:
"Work with" field and click: "Add"
The "Name" is up to you
Pick a name and click: "OK"
We only need the "Google Plugin" and the "SDKs" for this exercise
Read licences and if you accept the terms then you may continue
Once the "Google Plugin for Eclipse" installation completes
Eclipse may need to be restarted
Almost there, let's create a web application project Google plugin installed, now notice the top menu
Google icon and the bottom right says: "Sign into Googgle"
Click on the Google Plugin Icon and select "New Web Application Project"
The "Project Name" and the "Package" are up to you
To keep this project simple, uncheck: "Use google web toolkit"
And uncheck: "Generate project sample code"
Click "Finish", and here is the new: Web Application Project
We only need to focus on the WAR folder
Let's make a very basic homepage
Right-click on "WAR"
Select "New", then "File" and lets name the file "index.html"
Lets use very basic HTML for now
To test our site, go to: the "Run" (icon)
If Google plugin created a default run option for your project, you can use that
In the "Console" tab, you will see http://localhost
Use this localhost URL to test your site on your browser
While your web application is running, you can make changes to the index.html in Eclipse
Save those changes and refresh your browser to see your changes
Finally, we can deploy your Web Application to App Engine.
If you haven't done so already use the red square to stop your application
Go to Google Plugin icon Then click on: "Deploy to App Engine"
Eclipse need to sign-in to your Google Account before you can deploy web application
You will need to "Allow access" if you want to continue
Once Eclipse is logged into your account you will notice the bottom right corner has your email
We will also need to set the Application ID before we can deploy our Web Application
The application ID or application identifier is, the one created at the beginning of this video at appengine.google.com
If you forgot, go to http://appengine.google.com and copy your Application ID
Enter your Application ID into Eclipse
Click "OK" and now you are "Ready to deploy"
Depending on your internet speed
Deployment may take a little while
Greate success!!
Your website is now available to the world.
Now you can test your site on any browser.
Remember to use your [application-ID].appspot.com
But if you forget, you can always go to http://appengine.google.com,
Click on your application and find a link to your site under "Application Settings"
That's it
Go forth and create awesome websites!
Thank you for watching