Deploying Mods
In PixieBrix, Deployments are the way to automatically provision Mods to Groups of users on your team.
For more information on creating/managing groups, see Access Control.
Create a Deployment
For a Mod to be available for deployment, it must be either: 1. Defined under your team’s @scope, or 2. A Marketplace Mod
See Packaging a Mod for information setting your team’s scope.
On the Admin Console, click Deployments in the left side nav:
On the Deployments Listing page, click Create Deployment
In the Create Deployment modal, give your Deployment a Name ⚠️The deployment name will be visible to team members that receive the deployment
Select the Mod version
If required for the mod: provide activation options
If required for the mod: select an integration configuration for each integration
Assign a Deployment to a Group(s)
Create a Group with Members
If the Group does not already exist, Create a Group. SeeAccess Control for information on how to create and manage groups.
Assign the Group to the Deployment
Click on the Deployment in the list,
On the Deployment detail screen, click on the Groups tab
At the top of the table, click the “Add Group"
If the Group does not already have access to the mod, integration configurations, and databases used by the deployment, PixieBrix will prompt you to grant permissions to the group.
Team Member Deployment Activation
⏱️The PixieBrix Browser Extension checks every 5 min. for new/updated Deployments. Team members can also manually open the Extension Console to activate available deployments
Refer to Productivity Enthusiasts instructions for activating deployments.
Deactivating Deployments
Deleting a Deployment will also delete its configuration and audit history. To temporarily deactivate a deployment, follow the steps below to pause or remove groups from the deployment.
There are two ways to temporarily deactivate a deployment:
Pause the deployment
De-provision groups from the deployment
Pausing a Deployment
On the Admin Console Team page, click Deployments to go to the Deployments Listing page
Select the Deployment you want to deactivate
To temporarily pause a deployment, toggle the "Active" state on the deployment detail page
De-provisioning groups from the deployment
On the Admin Console Team page, click Deployments to go to the Deployments Listing page
Select the Deployment you want to deactivate
Click on Groups to view the Groups the Deployment is assigned to
Click Remove next to the Groups that you want to deactivate the deployment for.
To re-activate a Deployment, follow the "Assign the Group to the Deployment" instructions above.
Extension Console: End-User Deployment Deactivation
Restricted members of organizations cannot uninstall deployments. PixieBrix can be configured to send email alerts when an individual team member de-activates a Deployment. To configure this, contact [email protected]
Individual Team Members can de-activate a deployment from the Active Mods screen in the Extension Console
Find the Deployment in the Active Team Deployments section
Click the 3-dot menu
Click "Uninstall"
To re-activate the Deployment, click "Activate" in the banner
Frequently Asked Questions
Under what conditions will PixieBrix automatically open the Extension Console to prompt the user to activate deployed mods?
PixieBrix checks for deployment updates in the background every 5 minutes. If any deployment updates cannot be automatically applied, PixieBrix will open the Extension Console and show the deployment activation banner.
Currently, there are three reasons that PixieBrix would not be able to activate a deployed Mod automatically:
The deployed Mod requires permissions that are forbidden due to the Enterprise IT administrator's configured installation policy (See Browser Extension Installation Policy).
The deployed Mod declares a minimum browser extension version that is not satisfied
The deployed Mod has an unbound OAuth2 PKCE integration, and the user does not have exactly one local configuration for that integration
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