Merge pull request #295 from IBM/deprecation

jmeis · web-flow · commit 40b0ab415305 · 2023-02-15T14:11:33.000-06:00
chore: add deprecation header and remove appservice refs
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# WARNING: This repository is no longer maintained :warning:
+
+> This repository will not be updated. The repository will be kept available in read-only mode.
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://cloud.ibm.com">
         <img src="https://cloud.ibm.com/media/docs/developer-appservice/resources/ibm-cloud.svg" height="100" alt="IBM Cloud">
@@ -28,18 +31,8 @@ This app contains an opinionated set of files for web serving:
 
 ## Steps
 
-You can [deploy this application to IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com/developer/appservice/create-app?starterKit=5ef1a664-8ff5-3ebb-b6d2-a8478e3cb789) or [build it locally](#building-locally) by cloning this repo first. Once your app is live, you can access the `/health` endpoint to build out your cloud native application.
-
 ### Deploying to IBM Cloud
 
-<p align="center">
-    <a href="https://cloud.ibm.com/developer/appservice/create-app?starterKit=5ef1a664-8ff5-3ebb-b6d2-a8478e3cb789">
-    <img src="https://cloud.ibm.com/devops/setup/deploy/button_x2.png" alt="Deploy to IBM Cloud">
-    </a>
-</p>
-
-Click **Deploy to IBM Cloud** to deploy this same application to IBM Cloud. This option creates a deployment pipeline, complete with a hosted GitLab project and a DevOps toolchain. You can deploy your app to a Kubernetes cluster or a Red Hat OpenShift cluster. OpenShift is available only through a standard cluster, which requires you to have a billable account.
-
 [IBM Cloud DevOps](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/devops) services provides toolchains as a set of tool integrations that support development, deployment, and operations tasks inside IBM Cloud.
 
 ### Building Locally
@@ -108,10 +101,6 @@ ibmcloud dev build --debug
 ibmcloud dev debug
 ```
 
-## Next Steps
-* Learn more about [IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com) and how to incorporate its services in your application.
-* Explore other [sample applications](https://cloud.ibm.com/developer/appservice/starter-kits) on IBM Cloud.
-
 ## License
 
 This sample application is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2. Separate third-party code objects invoked within this code pattern are licensed by their respective providers pursuant to their own separate licenses. Contributions are subject to the [Developer Certificate of Origin, Version 1.1](https://developercertificate.org/) and the [Apache License, Version 2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt).
