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These are separate files in one repository. A shared Docker network works only when the workloads run on the same server; Towbar does not automatically order their deployments or copy secret values between them.

Towbar manifests

Configure

  1. Register and prepare the example server or servers, connect the repository, and map production to the branch containing these files.
  2. Save each Datastore credential value under Datastore → Settings → Secrets, deploy it first, and verify engine readiness before starting a dependent Service.
  3. Save the Service’s declared keys in its selected environment, or enable and authorize the selected external-secret provider. Do not commit the values.
  4. Set orders-api’s DATABASE_URL to the orders-postgres alias and billing-api’s URL to billing-postgres. Save each value on its own Service; the two Docker networks are local to their servers.
  5. Sync the repository, inspect the resolved configuration, deploy manually, and perform the verification below before enabling automation.

Verify

Each Service reaches only its local Datastore; a same-name Docker network on two servers does not connect them. For field constraints, see Service manifest and Datastore manifest.
Last modified on September 27, 2026