Now available at https://src-bin.co/substrate/manual/! This copy was last updated on February 3, 2021 and will not be updated any further.


Substrate is an opinionated suite of tools for managing secure, reliable, and compliant cloud infrastructure in AWS. It's offered only as part of an engagement with Source & Binary.


Table of contents

Getting started with Substrate

Domains, environments, and qualities

Your Substrate-managed AWS organization

Your daily workflow in your Substrate-managed AWS organization

Upgrading Substrate

Architecture within your Substrate-managed AWS organization

Adding domains, environments, and qualities

Global versus regional modules

Adding a region

Adding a service account

Deploying software

Your Substrate repository

Auditing your Substrate-managed AWS organization

Cost management

AWS Support