SourceBuild overview

Available in Classic and VPC

SourceBuild is a service for easily building source codes developed in multiple languages. SourceBuild can create independent build servers in real time and process multiple build run requests simultaneously.

SourceBuild features

SourceBuild provides the following features:

• Quick configuration of build environments: uses a dedicated high-performance infrastructure for the quick configuration of build environments and automatic expansion, and it can handle multiple builds simultaneously on an independent environment
• Reasonable cost: charges by time (in minute) from the moment of running a build script after the build server is ready to the moment of completing the result deployment
• Provide various build environments: various build environments already configured, enabling selecting the necessary environment and easily creating a build project
• Provide detailed build logs: see build logs recorded in the build environment console in real time in the console, and see errors quickly through detailed build logs if they occur

SourceBuild user guide

SourceBuild provides services in Korea, Japan, and Singapore regions. The service content is identical in the Regions. To make the best use of SourceBuild, see the items listed in the table of contents below.

• SourceBuild overview: overview of SourceBuild, information on related useful resources, and introduction to FAQ
• Prerequisites for using SourceBuild: introduction to the environment specifications supported by SourceBuild and use fee
• SourceBuild scenarios: introduction to the entire process of using SourceBuild
• Getting started with SourceBuild: introduction to what to prepare in advance to use SourceBuild from the NAVER Cloud Platform console and how to create a simple build project
• Using SourceBuild: how to use the service
  • SourceBuild screen: introduction to SourceBuild screen
  • Creating a build project: introduction to how to create a build project in detail
  • Managing a build project: introduction to how to run a build, change the settings of a created build project, and delete a build project
• Managing SourceBuild resources: introduction to how to check the resource information of SourceBuild
• Managing SourceBuild permissions: introduction to how to manage SourceBuild permissions using a Sub Account
• SourceBuild glossary: terms you must know when using SourceBuild
• SourceBuild release notes: update history for SourceBuild guide

SourceBuild-related resources

NAVER Cloud Platform provides the user guide and other various resources to help our customers understand SourceBuild better. If you are considering using SourceBuild, or if you are a developer or a marketer who needs detailed information in establishing your data-related policies, please make good use of the following resources:

• Advanced understanding and use method of SourceBuild
  • SourceBuild API guide: API use method for developers
  • Ncloud use environment guide: a guide to VPC and Classic environment and supported features
  • Developer Tools service practice examples: introduction to practice examples of 4 Developer Tools service applications (SourceCommit, SourceBuild, SourceDeploy, and SourcePipeline) provided by NAVER Cloud Platform
  • Introduction to pricing, characteristics, and detailed features: summary of detailed features, characteristics, and pricing system of SourceBuild
  • Latest service news: the latest news on SourceBuild
  • FAQs: frequently asked questions from SourceBuild users
  • Contact us: send direct inquiries in case of any unresolved questions that are not answered by the user guide
• User guide for integrated services required to use SourceBuild
  • SourceCommit user guide: how to use SourceCommit, a repository service for saving build target source codes
  • SourceDeploy user guide: how to use SourceDeploy, an automation service for helping deploy build results
  • SourcePipeline user guide: how to use SourcePipeline, an automation management service that integrated repository, build, and deployment
  • Object Storage user guide: how to create Object Storage space for storing build results
  • Container Registry user guide: how to use Container Registry, a container image storage that can be used when configuring builds
  • Sub Account user guide: how to use Sub Account, which aids in the management of SourceBuild and its administration permissions

Check the FAQs first.

You can have your questions answered quickly by referring to the answers in the FAQs before reading the user guide. If you do not find the answer to your question in the following FAQs, search the user guide for what you want to know:

Q. What are the procedures for using SourceBuild?
A. You can use SourceBuild through a total of 3 steps: preparing the required items, creating build projects, and running builds.

• Step 1 - Prepare the required items: prepare Object Storage to save the result and the source code to be built
• Step 2 - Create build projects: access the console and create a build project. Set the target, environment, and commands of the build project to create, followed by the upload conditions and additional service integration status.
• Step 3 - Run builds: run the build project created to check the result and running logs

Q. Where can I find the created build project?
A. You can see the build projects you created in SourceBuild in the NAVER Cloud Platform console, and the following related features are available in the console:

• Create and delete a build project
• Check the build project details
• Run build
• Check the build task result and log
• Add a sub account to use the build project, and change permissions

Q. Can I grant sub account permissions for SourceBuild?

• You can grant permissions for SourceBuild from Services > Management & Governance > Sub Account > Sub Accounts on the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
  • NCP_INFRA_MANAGER: can use all services in NAVER Cloud Platform including SourceBuild, same as the customer account. However, some management features of My page are excluded.
  • NCP_SOURCEBUILD_MANAGER: can use all features in SourceBuild
• For more information on sub accounts, see Sub Account user guide.