Runtime version of Node on Oracle Application Container Cloud (0.12 vs. 6.9.1) – easy single click upgrade

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Yesterday, I create a new application on Oracle Application Container Cloud. The application type is Node (fka Node.js), so the container type I had created was Node – rather than PHP or Java SE, the other two options currently available to me. I was a little dismayed to learn that the runtime Node version that my container was created with was (still) 0.12.17. I had assumed that by now ACCS would have moved to a more recent version of Node.

Today, after a little closer inspection, I realized that upgrading the runtime [version of Node] is actually very simple to do on ACCS. Go to the Administration tab in the application overview.

Two later versions for the Node runtime are listed – 4.6.1 and 6.9.1. Now we are talking! I can simply click on the Update button to have the runtime upgraded. I can then choose between the fast update, with some brief downtime, or the rolling upgrade that will not affect the service of my application – and take longer to complete.

I click on Restart. The UI informs me of the current action:

And I can track the in progress activity:

The overall upgrade took several minutes to complete – somewhat longer still than I had expected. However, it took me not more effort than clicking a button. And it did not impact my consumers. All in all, pretty smooth. And now I am on v6.9.1, which is pretty up to date.

I am not sure whether during the initial creation of the application I had the option to start out with this recent version of Node, rather than the fairly old v0.12 that was now provisioned initially. If so, I missed it completely. Then it should be made more obvious. If I did not get the choice, then I believe that a missed opportunity that Oracle may want to add to this cloud service.

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Lucas Jellema

Lucas Jellema, active in IT (and with Oracle) since 1994. Oracle ACE Director and Oracle Developer Champion. Solution architect and developer on diverse areas including SQL, JavaScript, Kubernetes & Docker, Machine Learning, Java, SOA and microservices, events in various shapes and forms and many other things. Author of the Oracle Press book Oracle SOA Suite 12c Handbook. Frequent presenter on user groups and community events and conferences such as JavaOne, Oracle Code, CodeOne, NLJUG JFall and Oracle OpenWorld.

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