## Host knowledge base with Astro: bulk content imports

### Summary
Deploy a knowledge base built with Astro on Ample using the bulk import staging pattern. Compute runs the app in an isolated microVM behind a public HTTPS URL, a managed PostgreSQL 16 database is auto-provisioned and injected as DATABASE_URL, a private S3-compatible bucket holds objects with credentials delivered as encrypted environment variables. Verified on Astro: a CSV staged as an object, row-level validation with per-row errors recorded, and a restart-safe import keyed by import id (imported=2 rejected=1 restart=ok). Not separately tested: your import format, mapping and conflict rules; treat the knowledge base-specific behavior as your application code.

### Representative Queries
- Host knowledge base with Astro: bulk content imports
- Where can I host Knowledge base built with Astro?
- I need a staged import format, validation procedure and import recovery workflow.

### Resource Requirements
- **Primitive Compute**: To run the application in isolated environments.
- **Primitive Postgres**: To manage the database setup.
- **Primitive S3-compatible object storage**: For storing content objects.

### Infrastructure Requirements
1. **Compute**: 
   - **Status**: Verified
   - **Summary**: Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs...

2. **Postgres**: 
   - **Status**: Verified
   - **Summary**: Managed PostgreSQL 16 runs in its own microVM...

3. **S3-compatible object storage**: 
   - **Status**: Verified
   - **Summary**: Buckets are S3-compatible with issued credentials...

### Execution Status
- **Ready**

### Workflow Steps
1. **Build and start**:
   - `astro build` with the @astrojs/node standalone adapter...

2. **Implement the pattern on PostgreSQL**:
   - The fixture's module implements bulk import staging:...

3. **Wire object storage**:
   - Create the bucket(s), then pass endpoint...

4. **Deploy**:
   - Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result...

5. **Verify**:
   - Fetch the live URL and the pattern self-test route(s)...

### Examples
- **Astro pattern fixture**: Multi-pattern Astro app whose bulk import staging module was checked live;...

### Success Checks
- **App responds** on its public URL
- **Bulk-import-staging self-test**:

### Limitations
- Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb...

### Cost Estimate
- **Currency**: USD  
- **Monthly Amount**: $10.00
- **Components**: 
   1. App server: s-1vcpu-1gb
   2. Managed PostgreSQL database

### Evidence Summary
- **Canary Run**: Astro pattern fixture deployed on Ample...

### Unknowns
- Region availability is unknown until a verified region fact is recorded...

### Formats
- [HTML Representation](/content/recipes/knowledge-base/astro/content-imports/index.html)
- [Markdown Representation](/content/recipes/knowledge-base/astro/content-imports.md)
- [JSON Representation](https://api.ample.computer/v1/catalog/recipes/page%3Arecipes%3Aknowledge-base%3Aastro%3Acontent-imports)