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Introduction​

OwlGrid is a workflow-oriented cloud platform that helps you build, deploy and maintains robust backends in a minute.

Whether you need to create a backend for an application, to host a website or to manage integration in an information system, OwlGrid is the right choice. Focus on the development of your application and the OwlGrid will take care of the rest.

A "workflow-oriented" platform​

We though about: "what does a backend at its core?" and we came to conclusion that it executes actions on resources. So we developed a simple philosophy to focus on the core of the backend:

  • Workflows are resilient programs triggered by an event (API call, date, database write, etc.), that runs a set of actions on resources and that returns a result (log, HTTP response, etc.).
  • Resources are entities that performs actions, store data, call external services. Here is a list of some resources OwlGrid provides by default:
    • Database: store an manipulate data;
    • Hosting: host websites accessible through the web;
    • Etc.

Use cases​

Start by exploring use cases on the use cases page.

Hosting​

OwlGrid is an open source platform. You can use it on your own or with your own development team. The OwlGrid company also provides a fully managed version of the platform in the cloud that allow you to start now implenting use cases without having to worry about the infastructure.

Ready to go?​

If you are very excited to start using OwlGrid, you can jump directyl to the quickstart to start using the platform in 5 minutes.

If you want to learn more about the platform, you can start by reading the philosophy and concepts sections to have a complete understanding of OwlGrid.