Blueprints
A blueprint is a governed infrastructure template. Your team deploys from blueprints — not from raw code. The Platform Engineer encodes complexity once; developers fill a form and click Deploy.
The Catalog
The Catalog has two tabs:
- Your Blueprints — templates your org has forked, customized, or created
- Starter Library — 89+ production-ready templates from Archie's base library
Starter Library
Templates are organized into groups by function:
- Landing Zone & Governance — AWS MALZ, GCP folder hierarchy, Azure Management Groups
- VPC Networking — AWS VPC, GCP VPC, Azure VNet (multiple tiers)
- EC2 Instances — flexible dev instances, production HA instances
- Compute & VMs — GCP Compute Engine, Azure VMs
- Kubernetes — EKS, GKE, AKS clusters
- Databases — RDS, DynamoDB, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL
- Serverless — Lambda, Azure Functions
- AI Agents — AWS Bedrock AgentCore stacks
- And more: Load Balancers, CDN, Security, Storage, Web Apps
Engine Badges
Each blueprint card shows which IaC engine it uses:
| Badge | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| PULUMI | Green | Pulumi TypeScript/Python |
| TF | Purple | Terraform/OpenTofu HCL |
| STARTER | Gray | From the base library |
| NON-PROD | Orange | Designed for dev/staging |
| PROD | Red | Production-grade, multi-AZ |
| NEW | Green | Recently added |
Filtering
Filter the library by:
- Cloud: All Clouds, AWS, Azure, GCP (dropdown)
- Category: AI Agents, CDN, Compute, Database, Kubernetes, Networking, Security, Serverless, Storage, Web
Blueprint Detail Page
Click any blueprint to see its full detail:
- Blueprint Preview — name, description, template ID
- Template Info — resource count, config fields, deploy time, tier, cost estimate
- Features — bulleted list of what the template provisions
- Architecture Pillars — Well-Architected alignment (Security, Reliability, Cost Optimization, Performance Efficiency, Operational Excellence, Sustainability)
- Use Cases — when to use this template
- Resources tab — full list of AWS/Azure/GCP resources created
- Configuration tab — all configurable fields with descriptions and defaults
- Cost Estimate tab — monthly cost breakdown
Forking a Starter
Forking copies a starter template into your company catalog so you can customize governance.
- Browse the Starter Library and click a template
- Click Fork to Company
- Optionally rename it (default: "AskArchie {Template Name}")
- Click Fork & Configure
The fork appears in Your Blueprints as v1.0.0 with all fields editable.
What's Next
- Governance — lock fields, mark required, publish versions
- Deploying — deploy a blueprint to real infrastructure
- Studio — create blueprints from scratch with AI