Platform

Understand the platform, Runtime options, security, and deployment.

Find guidance on governance, availability, version control, and the Runtime.

29 Articles

Basic store to GitHub store migration guide

This guide describes how to migrate Workflow definitions from a Basic store to a GitHub store.

DropPoint Security v1

This article describes the security features provided by DropPoints.

Error Handling v1

Handle Node errors and data errors in your Workflows using error outputs and response checks.

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Flowgear uses dedicated virtual infrastructure for each subscription and offers plan- and region-dependent resilience and disaster-recovery options.

High Availability and Disaster Recovery v1

Use this guide with the deployment details confirmed for your subscription.

High Availability and Disaster Recovery v2

Use this guide with the deployment details confirmed for your subscription.

Local Cluster v2

A local Cluster allows you to execute Flowgear Workflows entirely within your own network or on-premises environment.

Local Cluster - Create v2

Register a local Cluster in the Flowgear Console before installing and connecting its first host.

Local Cluster - Install v2

Install a Flowgear local Cluster on a Windows machine.

Local Cluster - Setup v2

Download the Cluster's config.json from the Flowgear Console, then use the setup tool to create its certificate and start its Windows service.

Local Cluster - Update v2

Update each Windows host in an existing Flowgear local Cluster by running the latest installer.

New tenant creation

This article lists the steps that are taken to provision a new tenant, including the decision points affecting setup.

Nodes you should know v1

This article lists the most frequently used Nodes according to category.

Platform Capabilities

Flowgear provides shared management for Sites, Environments, users, permissions, releases, logs, and other platform objects.

Platform Capabilities v1

The v1 Runtime provides a visual integration designer, versioned Nodes, reusable Connections, cloud or DropPoint execution, production interfaces, and operational tooling.

Platform Capabilities v2

The Runtime provides synchronized visual and YAML authoring, compiled execution, Cluster placement, production triggers, Flowgear Apps, and agent-assisted delivery.

Platform maintenance and workflow recycles v1

There are several cases where Workflows need to shut down and restart.

Replacement of deprecated Nodes

If you were a Flowgear customer prior to 2024, your Workflows have been migrated to the new platform and it is possible that there are existing Workflows that are not in use that still contain deprecated Nodes.

Resource Caching in Flowgear v1

The Flowgear Runtime makes extensive use of caching to increase workload throughput.

Restart a Cluster Host

Restart a cloud Cluster host as an emergency recovery measure when its service is unhealthy and needs to be brought back online.

Security and Governance

Flowgear combines identity and permissions with Environment boundaries, protected Connections, scoped API Keys, revision control, audit evidence, and Workflow Logs.

Security and Governance v1

Apply least-privilege Site and Environment access, keep credentials in Connections, and scope API Keys to the required Workflows and consumers.

Security and Governance v2

Apply least-privilege Site and Environment access, keep credentials in Connections, and scope API Keys to the required Workflows and consumers.

Security Groups

A Security Group is a reusable collection of permissions assigned at Site, Account, or global scope.

Setting up a Version Control Token

This article explains how to setup a Personal Access Token in GitHub and how to configure your user account with this Token.

V1 and V2

Flowgear supports v1 Runtime Workflows and v2 Runtime Workflows in the same Site.

v1 Runtime v1

The v1 Runtime enables creation of integrations as Workflows.

v2 Runtime v2

The Runtime is Flowgear's compiled execution and design model for Workflows.

What is Flowgear

Flowgear is an Integration Development Environment for building, running, and governing integrations and Workflow-backed Apps.