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Provision a Managed Database from Ably

Move a clear database request into provisioning, with the chosen configuration in the run report.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Create Database Cluster

Tool to create a new managed database cluster. use when you need to provision a database cluster with name, engine, version, region, size, and number of nodes.

Why this helps

Database setup requests involve several choices that are easy to lose between a chat thread and the cloud console.

  • Capture the requested database configuration in one task.
  • Avoid retyping complete requests into a separate console.
  • Keep the outcome visible in run reports.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Ably and DigitalOcean once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create a new automation and name it for database provisioning.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a cluster only when the request includes name, engine, version, region, size, and node count.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and report channel.
  • 5Test with one real request containing those details.

Questions about this workflow

Can the workflow choose database settings for me?

The request should provide the engine, version, region, size, and node count. Notis should not invent missing configuration.

What happens if the request is incomplete?

The instruction can ask Notis to report what is missing and avoid creating the cluster until the request is complete.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Digital ocean. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Ably triggers

Digital ocean actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Custom Image

Tool to create a new custom image by providing a url to a linux vm image. use when you need to import a vm image into digitalocean after specifying name, url, distribution, and region.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Database Cluster

Tool to create a new managed database cluster. use when you need to provision a database cluster with name, engine, version, region, size, and number of nodes.

ActionInstant

Create New Block Storage Volume

Tool to create a new block storage volume. use when you need to provision persistent block storage after confirming the target region supports volumes. example: "create a 100 gib ext4 backup volume named 'db-backup' in nyc1."

ActionInstant

Create New Domain

Tool to create a new domain. use when you have the domain name and optionally an ip address to assign an a record.

ActionInstant

Create Domain Record

Tool to create a new dns record for a domain. use after confirming domain exists and record specifics.

ActionInstant

Create New Droplet

Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.

ActionInstant

Create New Firewall

Tool to create a new firewall. use when you need to define a firewall name and custom rules (requires at least one inbound and one outbound rule).

ActionInstant

Create New Kubernetes Cluster

Tool to create a new kubernetes cluster. use when you have finalized the cluster name, region, version, and at least one node pool. confirm region supports kubernetes clusters before use.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Ably and Digital ocean, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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