Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Create the VB Studio Instance

You can create only one VB Studio instance in an Oracle Cloud account, so make sure you don't already have one before you get started.

If you're an Oracle Cloud Applications user, you don't need to create a VB Studio instance as an instance is provisioned with your first Oracle Cloud Applications *-TEST instance. To access it, get the required roles and open VB Studio from your Oracle Cloud Applications instance.
Note

Only one VB Studio instance can be provisioned in an Oracle Cloud account. By default, a VB Studio instance is provisioned with your first Oracle Cloud Applications TEST instance that your organization's members can use to develop application extensions. If you wish to use VB Studio with a different Oracle Cloud Applications TEST or DEV instance, file a service request so that we can terminate the VB Studio instance associated with your current *-TEST or *-DEV instance, create a new one, and associate this new one to your preferred instance. (Provisioning VB Studio for PROD instances is not supported.) Only one move between pods is allowed, unless a pod must be terminated for some reason and therefore requires another association.

If you're not an Oracle Cloud Applications user, follow these steps to create the VB Studio instance:
  1. In a web browser, go to https://cloud.oracle.com.
    To view the list of supported browsers, see https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/GSG/Tasks/signingin.htm#supported_browsers.
  2. In Cloud Account Name, enter your Oracle Cloud account or tenancy name and click Next.
  3. On the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel, if required, select your identity provider and click Continue.
  4. Enter your Oracle Cloud account credentials and click Sign In.
    The Oracle Cloud Console, also called the OCI console, opens. If you've recently created your Oracle Cloud account, wait for some time to see your services in the Oracle Cloud Console.
  5. In the upper-left corner, click Navigation Menu the Menu icon.
  6. Select OCI Classic Services and then select Developer.

    Here's an example:

    Developer option in the OCI Console Navigation menu

    If you don't see the Developer option, make sure you're assigned the required IDCS roles.

  7. In the Instances tab, click Create Instance.
  8. On the Create New Instance page, in Instance, enter a unique name. In Description, enter a description.
    The name helps you to identify the service instance.
  9. In Notification Email, enter your email address where you'd like to receive email notification when the instance is ready.
  10. In Region, select your home region.
    You'll find your region on the OCI console's header.
  11. Click Next.
  12. On the Service Details page, verify the entered details and click Next.
  13. On the Confirmation page, click Create.
    Expand the Instance Create and Delete History section to track the status.
Once the service instance is created, click Action the Action menu icon and then select Access Service Instance to open VB Studio's Organization page.

Here's an example:

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After you create the instance:

  • You're assigned the DEVELOPER_ADMINISTRATOR IDCS role, which enables you to set up VB Studio, manage the VM build executors, and update the organization details. After you're assigned the role, you're also called the VB Studio's Organization Administrator.
  • You receive an email with the subject Verify your Oracle Visual Builder Studio email. Open the email and click the URL link in the email body to verify your email. This is required to receive email notifications from the service.

    After verifying the email address, you’ll receive another email with the subject Welcome to Oracle Visual Builder Studio. This email contains the VB Studio URL that you can bookmark.

  • You should configure VB Studio to connect to OCI and set up the build system.