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Overview

Blnk Cloud requires a running Blnk Core instance to work. You can host your own Core instance or deploy a managed Core instance from Blnk. For managed instance, Blnk takes care of the deployment and maintenance of your Core instance, and automatically connects it to your Blnk Cloud workspace.

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Deployment types

Blnk offers two deployment types for your managed Core instance:
  1. Sandbox: Best for staging and testing environments.
  2. Production: Best for production workloads and live applications.

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Deploy a managed core instance

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Create an instance on Cloud

  1. In your Blnk Cloud workspace, go to Settings > Instances;
  2. Click Connect new instance;
  3. You’ll see the instance creation form.
Settings > Instances page showing the Connect new instance button
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Provide instance details

Choose a descriptive name for your instance (e.g., “Production”, “Staging”). Next, click on Deploy managed Core.Instance creation form with Deploy managed Core option
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Configure your managed Core

  1. Select your deployment type.
  2. Select what region you want to deploy your instance to.
  3. Confirm that you agree with our SLA and terms of use.
  4. Click on Deploy instance.
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Verify connection

It takes about 7 - 10 minutes to deploy your instance and get it ready for use.When it is ready, the connection status is updated to Connected and you can start using your instance.View the instance details to get your Core URL and secret key for making requests via the Core API.

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Direct DB access

You can generate secure database credentials to connect analytics tools, perform backups, or export data directly from your managed instance.
Before generating DB credentials, you must whitelist your IP address to ensure secure access to your instance database.
Make sure to keep this credentials safe. If compromised, you can revoke access from your Cloud dashboard and generate a new one.
Generate direct DB access to your instance

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FAQs

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Yes. You can migrate from Blnk Deploy to your own infrastructure or connect your own analytics/backup tools. Only admins can generate secure credentials to access or download data.

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Need help?

If you’re having trouble with Blnk Cloud, don’t hesitate to send us a message via email at [email protected] or send us a message here.