Create the Visual Builder Instance

You can create multiple Visual Builder instances in an OCI compartment.

If you've registered a custom hostname for the Visual Builder instance and saved the SSL certificate in an OCI Vault, then get the vault's compartment name, vault's name, and the secret key. You'll need them while creating the instance. If you haven't configured a custom endpoint, you can map it with the Visual Builder instance later.

1. Open the OCI Console.
2. In the upper-left corner, click Navigation Menu .
3. Select Developer Services and then select Visual Builder.
   
   

   
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4. On the Visual Builder Instances page, from the Compartment drop-down list, select the compartment you created to host the Visual Builder instance.
5. Click Create Instance.
   
   

   
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   Before you enter the new instance's details, check if you see the Domain field. If you do, it indicates that you are signed in as a non-federated user. Sign out and sign in again as a federated user, and restart creating an instance process.

6. In Name, enter the Visual Builder instance's name.
7. (Optional) In Compartment, select the compartment you created to host the Visual Builder instance. If you've selected the compartment in Step 4, ignore this step.
8. (Optional) Click Show Advanced Options to set advanced options.
   
   

   
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   1. To map a custom endpoint with the Visual Builder instance, enter the necessary details in the Custom Endpoint tab. If you haven't configured a custom endpoint, you can map it with the Visual Builder instance later.
      1. In Hostname, enter the custom hostname.

         The hostname must be registered on a DNS provider.

      2. In Compartment, select the OCI compartment that contains your certificate vault.
      3. In Vault, enter the OCI Vault's name.
      4. In Secret, select the secret you used to save the SSL certificate.

      After you've created the instance, update the custom endpoint DNS record to the original instance hostname. As a best practice, update the CNAME of the DNS record with the hostname of the original instance endpoint.

   2. In Tags, enter a key and optional value. Tags enable you to track resources within your tenancy. See Resource Tags.
9. Click Create Visual Builder Instance.

The instance's Consumption Model is set automatically, according to the model enabled for the tenancy:

• Metered (Universal Credits) is set for Visual Builder instances.
• Subscription (VB4SaaS) is set for Visual Builder for SaaS instances.

  For details, see Visual Builder for SaaS.