Actions

The executable code that Cloud Management Platform (CMP) runs on your behalf

An action is executable code in the form of a CMP plugin, a remote script, a file copy, a webhook, an email hook, or a flow in an external orchestrator. The same action can be reused in several contexts: attached to a trigger point, offered as a button on a server or a resource, or run as part of a blueprint deployment.

Find sample actions

Go to Admin > All Actions and use the links under Contexts in which actions may be executed to reach each action list. Those pages offer an Import from the Content Library button, which opens the Content Library filtered to actions of that kind. Select the download icon beside an entry to import it.

Screenshot of the contexts in which actions may be executed section.

The CloudBolt Forge contains additional content that is not accessible from the CMP user interface. Forge actions are stored unzipped so you can browse their contents; zip the action’s folder before uploading it. If you have questions, contact Support or post to the community help forum.

Action context

The Cloud Management Platform (CMP) objects an action can reach while it runs

Action types

Every action has a type, which determines where and how its code runs

Action input parameters

How Cloud Management Platform (CMP) discovers the values an action needs, and how to shape them

Action retries

Rerun an action automatically when it fails

Export and import actions

Move actions between instances, share them, and keep their secrets safe in transit

File copy actions

Copy a file from Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to one or more target servers as part of a job

Orchestration actions

Attach your own code to defined points in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) jobs, orders, and other processes

Resource actions

Add buttons to a deployed resource’s detail page so users can run actions against it

Server actions

Add buttons to a server’s detail page so users can run actions against it

Scheduling actions

Let users run a server action or resource action at a chosen date and time instead of immediately

Email hooks

Send an email from Cloud Management Platform (CMP) when a job, order, or other process reaches a trigger point

Outbound webhooks

Call an external web API from Cloud Management Platform (CMP) without writing any code

Inbound webhooks

Extend the Cloud Management Platform (CMP) API with your own endpoints, backed by a plugin

External flows

Run a workflow that already exists in an external orchestrator as if it were a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) action