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Resolving clean-up failures
If the cleanup process fails to completely clean an account at the end of a lease, Sandbox Studio will move the account into a Quarantine state, and email the Administrators notifying them of the issue. To resolve an account that has failed clean-up: L...
End User Licence Agreement (EULA)
Sandbox Studio Software LTDEnd User License Agreement (EULA) Version: 1.0 Table of Contents Parties and Product License Grant and Scope Key Definitions Usage Restrictions Intellectual Property Rights Disclaimers and Liability Support a...
Free Tier and Upgrading
Sandbox Studio's licensing is managed directly through the AWS Marketplace, ensuring a seamless and integrated experience with your existing AWS billing. Sandbox Studio software is licensed annually based on the number of AWS Accounts (sandboxes) you manage vi...
Home Page
After logging into the Sandbox Studio UI, as an Administrator, you will land on your Administrator's Home page. As a Sandbox Studio Administrator, you have the capability of requesting and accessing AWS Accounts yourself, overseeing the end user accounts as...
Running the Installation Wizard
Introduction This wizard has been created to facilitate the installation and deployment of the Sandbox Studio solution in your environment. It automates as many steps as possible and checks for prerequisites before the installation. Running the wizard Log...
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing Sandbox Studio, it is important to confirm that the required prerequisites are in place. Most enterprise organisations that already run a multi-account AWS environment will typically have these prerequisites met. However, it is still essentia...
AWS Accounts
As an Administrator, by clicking on the AWS Accounts (1) link in the Administrator section of the left menu, the Administrator can access the Accounts Summary page. On this page the Administrator can see an Accounts Summary (2) of how many accounts are in ...
Before you start...
Before you embark on this manual AWS CloudFormation adventure, let us remind you that we've poured countless hours (and several pots of coffee) into creating a beautiful, automated deployment wizard that handles all the CloudFormation templates, Identity Cente...
Email Settings
As an Administrator you have control over what notification settings are set. From the left hand menu, select Settings (1) and then switch on or off which notifications you want to enable or disable.
Terms of Service
An Administrator may wish to get the users of their sandbox accounts to agree to certain Terms of Service before they access their sandbox environments. An Administrator is able to edit these Terms of Service and also keep a record of previous versions that u...
Cleaner Settings
An Administrator is able to control and change the way that the AWS Accounts are cleaned/recycled at the end of a lease. This is task is completed by an open-source tool called AWS Nuke. However, in some instances an Administrator may wish to modify the way ...
Advanced Settings
The Administrator has access to a wide range of advanced settings from the Advanced Settings (1) menu on the left hand menu. This page will detail each of the following sections: General Settings Lease Settings Cleanup Settings Authentication Settings ...
Subscription
On the Subscription page, an Administrator can view their Sandbox Studio current licensing entitlements and usage. Subscription page The Subscription page shows the current status of the licence, how many AWS accounts are allowed, the API key used to connect...
Security & Compliance
This page provides an overview of the security model used by Sandbox Studio. It explains how the solution is deployed, the controls in place, and how it aligns with enterprise security, compliance, and governance requirements. Deployment Model Customer...
Overview of what you'll do
Installing Sandbox Studio manually follows three main stages. Each stage builds on the last, so it’s important to work through them in order. 1. Confirm Prerequisites Before beginning the installation, you should confirm that your organisation meets all pr...
Step 3: Deploy the Network stack
Install the Network CloudFormation stack in the hub account. How to Install this Stack Login to the AWS Management Console using the Hub Account. Navigate to the CloudFormation page. Click Create Stack and select With new resources (standard). For Templ...
Step 5: Deploy the SES stack
Install the SES CloudFormation stack in the hub account. How to Install this Stack Login to the AWS Management Console using the Hub Account. Navigate to the CloudFormation page. Click Create Stack and select With new resources (standard). For Template ...
Step 7: Deploy the API stack
Install the API CloudFormation stack in the hub account. How to Install this Stack Login to the AWS Management Console using the Hub Account. Navigate to the CloudFormation page. Click Create Stack and select With new resources (standard). For Template ...
Creating sandbox accounts
Sandbox Studio works by managing a pool of AWS accounts. These accounts are pre-provisioned by your organisation and then handed out to users as sandboxes when requested. Sandbox Studio does not create new AWS accounts itself; instead, it manages the lifecycle...
External identity provider setup (Optional)
Many organisations, particularly those running a multi-account AWS environment, use AWS IAM Identity Center with an external identity provider such as Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, or Okta. This allows centralised identity management, where o...