BitShares now Live on Microsoft Azure Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)

[xh3]

Is there a preconfigured Linux release that one could use to spin up a node?  that would be cool.

Yes, that is exactly what the Azure BaaS templates are intended to accomplish.  Currently BitShares on BaaS is running on Ubuntu 15.10 based on the initial template.  Future updates will likely include builds on other OS platforms.

I meant to ask, is there a preconfigured Linux release available for download for people who do not wish to lease a server from the Azure Marketplace?

[kingslanding]

Article on Brave New Coin website authored by Luke Parker:
BitShares price jump follows Microsoft Azure addition

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitshares-price-jump-follows-microsoft-azure-addition/

Fox, I like your quote from the article:
 “Future innovation will likely come in a side-chain style project, first with Ethereum then Bitcoin. I don't see the current linear blockchain like we have today lasting beyond 5 years.”

Relationships & synergies with other cryptos/companies will bring in VC money and price appreciation.  I think as a community we're starting to see hard evidence of it.  Well done, Fox.

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fox you're like the person I would want to be if i had any self control.

[Fox]

Article on Brave New Coin website authored by Luke Parker:
BitShares price jump follows Microsoft Azure addition

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitshares-price-jump-follows-microsoft-azure-addition/

[xeroc]

http://bitshares.eu/blog/2016/03/11/baas/

[kenCode]

What about having the same but for Google Cloud Platfrom? It's one more platform, gives us more reach. Also the rest is only in Azure while we would be in two platforms.

https://cloud.google.com/

Can't everything just be reused?

I will look into both Google and Amazon offerings.  If they have template-based deployment solutions similar to Azure, I should expect it will be relatively easy to adapt them.  I expect the Bash script to remain nearly unchanged.

Absolutely fantastic work Fox thank you thank you!!

[Fox]

Did you get around to devtest lab yet?

I have yet to get to this.  It is my next priority.  Please watch for a separate thread shortly where I will solicit feedback on how best to accomplish this.

You can get in touch with me, i've already done it for another project.

PM sent.

[jsidhu]

Did you get around to devtest lab yet?

I have yet to get to this.  It is my next priority.  Please watch for a separate thread shortly where I will solicit feedback on how best to accomplish this.

You can get in touch with me, i've already done it for another project.

[Akado]

What about having the same but for Google Cloud Platfrom? It's one more platform, gives us more reach. Also the rest is only in Azure while we would be in two platforms.

https://cloud.google.com/

Can't everything just be reused?

I will look into both Google and Amazon offerings.  If they have template-based deployment solutions similar to Azure, I should expect it will be relatively easy to adapt them.  I expect the Bash script to remain nearly unchanged.

Cool! Thanks for your hard work Fox!

[Fox]

What about having the same but for Google Cloud Platfrom? It's one more platform, gives us more reach. Also the rest is only in Azure while we would be in two platforms.

https://cloud.google.com/

Can't everything just be reused?

I will look into both Google and Amazon offerings.  If they have template-based deployment solutions similar to Azure, I should expect it will be relatively easy to adapt them.  I expect the Bash script to remain nearly unchanged.

[Fox]

Did you get around to devtest lab yet?

I have yet to get to this.  It is my next priority.  Please watch for a separate thread shortly where I will solicit feedback on how best to accomplish this.

[abit]

does it mean that if enough witnesses use Azure... that we could easily switch to 1 sec block production?... Maybe the next month (?) !!!!! 

"A cloud deployment for Bitshares is especially useful because the witnesses that run full nodes and add blocks to the Bitshares blockchain need to run their nodes on high-performance computing devices owing to the low block time in Bitshares. "
read more...
http://www.smithandcrown.com/bitshares-joins-peers-gets-added-microsoft-azure/

That would be centralized..

[abit]

Awesome!  I’ll include in the latest update.
 
Marley

Above is the reply I received to my email containing the BitShares blurb the community crafted in the original thread.  It was received about 8 hours ago (while I slept).  He does not indicate "when" the update will occur however.

Good!

[Fox]

Is there a preconfigured Linux release that one could use to spin up a node?  that would be cool.

Yes, that is exactly what the Azure BaaS templates are intended to accomplish.  Currently BitShares on BaaS is running on Ubuntu 15.10 based on the initial template.  Future updates will likely include builds on other OS platforms.

[Fox]

Awesome!  I’ll include in the latest update.
 
Marley

Above is the reply I received to my email containing the BitShares blurb the community crafted in the original thread.  It was received about 8 hours ago (while I slept).  He does not indicate "when" the update will occur however.