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How to Kickstart Your IDP

What is this guide about?

This guide shows you how to accelerate your platform engineering by importing pre-built building blocks from meshStack Hub. You'll learn how to quickly provide standardized, secure infrastructure for your teams using community-maintained resources. This guide uses AWS S3 Buckets as an example, but the process applies to any building block definition available in the meshStack Hub.

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For a hands-on walkthrough of this solution, checkout the interactive demo on Storylane: View the Interactive Demo. This demo will guide you step-by-step through importing a Building Block Definition from the meshStack Hub and making it available to your platform users.

Prerequisites​

  • You have a user with workspace owner or admin permissions to access platform builder.
  • You have an AWS principal with the rights to deploy AWS S3 Buckets.

Step by Step Guide​

1. Visit meshStack Hub​

  • Go to hub.meshcloud.io and browse the curated collection of ready-to-use Terraform modules.
  • Locate the AWS S3 Bucket module. Review its description and purpose.

2. Import a Building Block Definition​

  • Choose the AWS S3 Bucket module.
  • Click Import to meshStack.
  • Enter your meshStack URL if prompted.
  • You'll be redirected to meshPanel and asked where to import the building block definition. Select the workspace for the import.
  • You'll land on the building block definition creation page with pre-populated information.

3. Finish Creation of the Building Block Definition​

  • Complete the pre-populated form.
  • The inputs are automatically imported. Fill in the AWS Secret Key and AWS Access Key ID.
  • Finish the creation wizard.

4. Finishing Up​

✅ That's it! You now have a fully working Building Block Definition for an AWS S3 Bucket. Application teams can use it to provision compliant S3 buckets in their projects.

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