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Review managed database clusters on a schedule

Set a steady database inventory reminder so cluster reviews do not depend on memory.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

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

Action

List All Databases

Tool to list all managed database clusters on your account. use when you need to retrieve clusters and support pagination or filtering by tag.

Why this helps

Database inventories become stale when the check has no regular place in the team's routine.

  • Create a dependable review rhythm.
  • See returned cluster information in run reports.
  • Reduce ad hoc account checks.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect DigitalOcean once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve database clusters and summarize the returned inventory.
  • 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one run and review the cluster inventory report.

Questions about this workflow

Can the inventory be filtered by tag?

The action supports optional pagination or filtering by tag. Name the tag in your instruction if you want a focused inventory.

Does this scheduled workflow alter databases?

No. It lists managed database clusters for review.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Gmail 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

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

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 Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

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.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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