DBT Platform Helper

This package contains a set of tools in the form of a Command Line Interface (CLI) primarily for transferring applications/services from GOV.UK PaaS to Department for Business and Trade (DBT) PaaS which augments AWS Copilot. These tools can also be used to provision AWS resources and/or make sure the CloudFormation templates conform to best practices.

Getting started

To use the Python package dbt-platform-helper, follow the steps below.

Installation

pip install dbt-platform-helper

Usage

Check dbt-platform-helper has installed successfully by executing platform-helper in the terminal emulator. You should see an output similar to the following:

$ platform-helper
Usage: platform-helper [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --version  Show the version and exit.
  --help     Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  bootstrap
  check-cloudformation  Runs the checks passed in the command arguments.
  codebuild
  copilot
  domain

Each command can be executed without any arguments or additional commands to present the help message.

Below is the output for the bootstrap command as of version 0.1.2.

$ platform-helper bootstrap --help
Usage: platform-helper bootstrap [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  instructions     Show migration instructions.
  make-config      Generate copilot boilerplate code.
  migrate-secrets  Migrate secrets from your gov paas application to...

See the Commands Reference for a list of all available subcommands.