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Introduction

General architecture​

Before starting to administrate your OwlGrid platform, you should understand some concepts. The following schema gives an overview of the main components of the platform. These concepts are explained in the following sections.

Applicative architecture​

A workspace runs several resources that can be used to create applications. A resource is a set of services that can be used to create applications. OwlGrid can be self-hosted (workspaces are open-source) or hosted by OwlGrid Cloud. Learn more about OwlGrid Cloud here.

Applicative architecture overview

Workspaces​

An OwlGrid instance is called a workspaces.

Resources​

Resources are components that can be used to create applications. They are the building blocks of your platform. By default, OwlGrid provides you with a set of resources that you can use to create your applications: workflows and services.

The sections workflows and database give more information about it.

Perimeters​

Inside a workspace, resources are organized in perimeters.

Templates​

Templates are resources configuration that can be used to reproduce configurations. They can be used to create new resources or to get inspiration.

Templates are maintained by the community and can be found on the OwlGrid GitHub repository.