Core concepts

Connection
Connections is Buildable's core open-source offering that makes it easy to collect, centralize and action your backend system activity. There are two types of Connections:
​Source - a third-party cloud app, database or server that acts as a source of events 
​Action - a third-party cloud app or database that is used to action events
Source
A source is a tool in your stack that can send backend events to Buildable. There are three types of sources:
Cloud apps, such as Stripe, Twilio and SendGrid
Databases, such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL
Servers, such as a web server you run internally
View a full list of all the available event sources using our catalog:
Source Catalog
Action
An action is either a custom function (i.e., Serverless, Axios, GraphQL) or a Connection-based function (i.e., insert.record from MongoDB). They are used to action a subscribed event.
Action Catalog
Event
An event is an action or occurrence recognized by a third-party cloud app, database or internal server. Examples of events are customer.created in Stripe or issue.created in Github.
Stream
A Stream (often called an Event Stream) is the centralized list of all events that have been collected from your connected Sources. 
Workflow
A Workflow is a series of actions stitched together to create a reliable flow of logic. Actions within a Workflow can be added, removed, paused, edited, and re-ordered with ease. 
Trigger
Trigger refers to how you decide to trigger the actions within your Workflow. There are two ways to trigger a Workflow in Buildable:
1.Event
2.HTTP Request
Environments
Environments refer to the multi-environment nature of a Workflow. By default, each Workflow is given two environments:
1.Development and
2.Production
You first build and test in Development. Once testing is complete, you're ready to deploy to Production.
Folders
An easy way to organize your Workflows into categories or chunks of work
Environment Variables
​Environment Variables are multi-environment keys that are accessible across Buildable. Often, they're used to manage the preferred environment for your third-party app and database account credentials.
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