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Carry network decisions from Asana into a DigitalOcean VPC

Give network planning comments a practical next step. Notis can create the VPC described in the discussion when the region and name are clear.

Trigger

New Comment on Task

Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.

Action

Create New VPC

Tool to create a new vpc. use when you need to provision a private network in a specific region.

Why this helps

Network decisions are easy to leave in a discussion without creating the corresponding private network.

  • Turn decisions in project discussions into a concrete network setup
  • Reduce forgotten network provisioning follow-up
  • Surface missing VPC name or region before acting

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and DigitalOcean once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis to review network planning comments and create a VPC only when the VPC name and region are stated, reporting any missing choices.
  • 4Choose the Asana New Comment on Task trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real comment containing an approved VPC request.

Questions about this workflow

What information does the VPC request need?

The request should specify a VPC name and region. Add any naming or network policy guidance to the automation instruction.

Can this workflow update an existing VPC?

No, this workflow creates a new VPC. Updating an existing VPC uses a different action and requires identifying that VPC.

Can comments trigger duplicate VPCs?

The instruction should tell Notis to check task context for an existing completed request or report possible duplicates for review.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Asana 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

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

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

New Comment on Task

Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.

TriggerInstant

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

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create Domain Record

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

ActionInstant

Task Moved to Section

Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create New Droplet

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

ActionInstant

Tag Added to Task

Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.

TriggerInstant

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

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

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.

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