Update messaging on specifying a different gateway endpoint

Signed-off-by: Eric Stoekl <[email protected]>

Author: Erich Stoekl

lab2.md

@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ You'll see an ASCII logo generated like this:
 
 You can now test out the CLI, but first a note on alternate gateways URLs:
 
-If your gateway is not deployed at http://127.0.0.1:8080 then you will need to specify the `--gateway` flag followed by the alternate URL.
+If your gateway is not deployed at http://127.0.0.1:8080 then you will need to specify the alternative location. There are several ways to accomplish this:
 
-> A shorter versions of flags are available most of the time so `--gateway` can be shortened to `-g` too. Check `faas-cli --help` for more information.
+1. Set the environment variable `OPENFAAS_URL` and the `faas-cli` will point to that endpoint in your current shell session. For example: `export OPENFAAS_URL=http://openfaas.endpoint.com:8080`
+2. Specify the correct endpoint inline with the `-g` or `--gateway` flag: `faas deploy --gateway http://openfaas.endpoint.com:8080`
+3. In your deployment YAML file, change the value specified by the `gateway:` object under `provider:`.
 
 ### List the deployed functions
 

lab3.md

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ functions:
 * The folder used to build from is called `handler`, this must be a folder not a file
 * The Docker image name to be used is under the field `image`
 
-For ease of use the `gateway` URL can be overriden in the YAML file or on the CLI.
+Remember that the `gateway` URL can be overriden in the YAML file (by editing the `gateway:` value under `provider:`) or on the CLI (by using `--gateway` or setting the `OPENFAAS_URL` environment variable).
 
 Here is the contents of the `handler.py` file: