Add your first plugin

Let's kickstart your Rely.io journey by populating your software catalog. With our plugins, you can seamlessly import services, cloud resources, and much more into your developer portal.

Create your first plugin

Navigate to the Plugins Page by clicking the Portal Builder menu on the bottom left and then select Plugins. Initially, you'll see our built-in plugins for the Rely.io API and the Self-Service Agent. These are designed for managing entities programmatically and execute Self-Service actions.

To create your first plugin click on Add Data Source and select from the available options.

Starting with your Git provider (Github, GitLab or Bitbucket) is recommended, as it populates your service catalog efficiently - but it is not the only option.

Still, for the purpose of this getting started guide we will use GitLab.

To complete the setup for the selected plugin you need to fill-in the mandatory fields. These change depending on the plugin. Follow the installation steps.

During this process, you may be redirected to the plugin platform for authorization or asked to input an access token, depending on the plugin.

After that, select the assets you wish to import (such as repositories or issues) and click the Submit button.

And that's it! The initial discovery run can take a few minutes to complete. As you await the results, this is the perfect opportunity to dive deeper into how you can utilize the data that plugins provide, by exploring the core features of the software catalog.

If you are curious about what happens under-the-hood when you add new plugins check out "What happens when you install a plugin?".

Next, we'll import services into the service catalog.