In this lab, you will learn how to remotely debug a cloud application running in Bluemix. The steps here can be followed with an application of your own or the example boilerplates from the Bluemix catalog as shown in the lab.

The lab shows you how to debug a Java application by using Eclipse and a Node.js application through the Bluemix debugging mode.

Prerequisites

• IBM Bluemix account
• A web browser supported by Bluemix.
• Cloud Foundry command line interface, version 6.5.1 or later; it’s recommended that you use the latest release
• Eclipse Neon for Java EE Developers (4.6), or Eclipse Oxygen for Java EE Developers (4.7)