Expected completion time of this lab:

Step 1: Create your IBM Cloud account

You will create an IBM Cloud account, which you can use throughout these labs. Accounts are free for 30 days.

create an account at https://cloud.ibm.com/
you will be asked to confirm your e-mail address: wait for e-mail, click on the confirmation link in that e-mail
once confirmed, log in

Step 2: Start Node-RED instance on IBM Cloud

You will start you Node-RED instance which continuously runs on IBM Cloud.

From the https://cloud.ibm.com/ click on "Create resource"
In the search bar enter "Node-RED"
Click on the "Node-RED App" link
In the "Create" tab
- give your app a name. I chose "enstawireless"
- leave all the default options
- click "Create"
To start the instance, click "Deploy your app"
- Click "New" to create a new IBM Cloud API key
- Select a region close to you (the datacenter the app will run from). "London" works well
- Chose a URL for your application. I chose enstawireless.eu-gb.mybluemix.net (the domain "eu-gb.mybluemix.net" refers to the London datacenter)
- Click "Deploy" to kick off the full starting process (this takes minutes to complete):
  - a "delivery pipeline"is created, which automated the way you launch the app
  - the pipeline starts automatically, be patient while the Status reads "In progress"
  - After a couple of minutes, the status is Success
  - refresh the page to see the App URL, in my case https://enstawireless.eu-gb.mybluemix.net/

These steps explain what to configure the first time you launch Node-RED.

Navigate to your App's URL
Since this is the first time you access your brand new Node-RED it asks you to chose an admin password
Click Next until the dialog disappears.
Click the "Go to your Node-RED flow editor" button
To be able to edit your flow make sure to log in using the username and password you just chose.