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Components are created in the Dashboard, using the the [+COMPONENT] button.

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titleSTEP 1: Go to the dashboard and click +Component

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titleSTEP 2: Select a component, name it and describe it

You can click on Learn More in the component description to access its documentation. All of the iNTERFACEWARE Collections components are documented for your reference.

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  1. Select a component

  2. Name your component

  3. Add Tagss

  4. Click to Add the component

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titleSTEP 3: Click on the component to open its component card - note the Name, Description and Tags

Tags Tagss are used to categorize and add functionality to components. For example, #autostart is used by IguanaX to determine if components should be automatically started when the IguanaX server starts up.

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See Component Cards for more information.

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titleSTEP 4: Configure custom fields on the component

Many components have Custom Fields which you can edit and set with by clicking the ellipsis on beside each one. The idea is that many components need to be configured for the environment they are in without the need to fully Edit a Component.

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titleSTEP 5: Stop and start the component using the switch button in the top left corner of the card

You can start and stop components using the switch button in the top left corner:

You can also do it from the list of components on the left of the dashboard and using bulk operations Bulk Actionss in the dashboard.

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titleSTEP 6: Link the components together

When one component feeds into another component, it’s linked by a queue where data is securely stored on disc and fed into the next component. To link components:

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Then in the edit connections mode we can connect the components by clicking on the first component then the second:

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Click Edit Connections and follow the steps here: Edit Connectionss

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That shows the core operation of IguanaX. The real power comes from being able to Edit a Component.

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