PD AWS Neptune for Blesta: getting started
PD AWS Neptune lets you offer Amazon Neptune graph database clusters through Blesta, using AWS. It suits graph workloads using Gremlin, openCypher or SPARQL, with the resource linked to the customer’s service.
Before you start
Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD AWS Neptune from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.
You also need an AWS account with the permissions required for the chosen database service. Check the provider account’s permissions, available locations and capacity before enabling automatic provisioning.
Connect the account
In Settings → Company → Modules, find the installed module, choose Manage and add its account connection. Blesta calls this a module row. Keep this provider connection separate from the package settings.
Define what the customer receives
Create a package using PD AWS Neptune and review its Module Options and configurable options. Start with Region, Plan, Neptune version. Together these describe the resource requested when a service is provisioned; they are not just labels on the order form.
Plan the application’s VPC and authentication path before offering access to a Neptune endpoint.
Choose which client controls the package exposes. If you offer configurable options, check that their values match the module’s supported choices and that the defaults describe the service you intend to sell.
Put the service into use
Add the package group to the intended order form when it is ready. Blesta creates the service before provisioning completes; check the service state and ensure the normal cron is running for subsequent updates.
Check the first service
Review the instance or cluster state, the connection details and the access controls. A pending resource is not ready for application connections.
Creating a real service creates provider resources and can incur provider charges. Review the configuration first; use your normal controlled test process for the first provisioning rather than making an order solely to browse the settings.
Explore the module
See the PD AWS Neptune for Blesta module page for the current product details.
AWS Neptune task guides
- Connect an AWS account to PD AWS Neptune in Blesta
- Test the AWS connection for PD AWS Neptune in Blesta
- Configure a Neptune graph database package in Blesta
- Choose an AWS region for PD AWS Neptune in Blesta
- Choose a Neptune instance plan in Blesta
- Plan private Neptune graph access in Blesta
- Investigate a pending Neptune service in Blesta
- Choose a Neptune Gremlin, openCypher or SPARQL endpoint in Blesta
