Towbar manifests
Configure
- Register and prepare the example server or servers, connect the repository, and map
productionto the branch containing these files. - Save each Datastore credential value under Datastore → Settings → Secrets, deploy it first, and verify engine readiness before starting a dependent Service.
- Save the Service’s declared keys in its selected environment, or enable and authorize the selected external-secret provider. Do not commit the values.
- Point each Service connection secret at
api-with-mongodb-mongodbon the database engine’s private port. The server and network must match; credentials are saved separately for each Service. - Create an application-specific user with only the required privileges after the database is ready. Save its connection URL on the consuming Service instead of reusing the Datastore’s administrator credentials.
- Sync the repository, inspect the resolved configuration, deploy manually, and perform the verification below before enabling automation.

