endpoints/getting-started: add deployment instructions to README
@@ -7,12 +7,24 @@ environments, see the [Google Cloud Endpoints Quickstarts][1].
## Running the backend locally
-Simply run the backend using `go run`:
+Run the backend using `go run`:
```bash
go run app.go
```
+## Deploying the backend to AppEngine Flex
+
+First, edit the `app.yaml` configuration file, setting `endpoints_api_service.name` to your service domain name.
+
+Then, deploy the app with:
+
+```bash
+gcloud beta app deploy
+```
+
+Note: make sure to use the beta version of `gcloud` by running `gcloud beta app` instead of `gcloud app`, or else the *rollout_strategy* feature will be rejected.
+
## Running the client
### Send an echo request using an API key
