Memcached: 4. Create the service

This documentation is part of the Automate with the CLI guide. You can view the complete guide here: Start Memcached, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI.

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Below is a sample script that creates a stack, adds your Memcached service to it, waits for it to start, retrieves its configuration (including generated credentials), and then applies a new configuration.

#!/bin/bash
set -e

export STACKHERO_TOKEN="usr-xxxxxx:your-token"

serviceStore="memcached"   # The Memcached service store name (see step 2)
instance="..."                # An instance size from step 3
region="europe"               # A region name from step 3

# Create a stack for your service (uses your default organization; add --organization if needed)
stackId=$(stackhero --format=script stack-create \
  --name="My Memcached stack")
echo "Stack created: ${stackId}"

# Add Memcached to the stack (names are resolved automatically)
serviceId=$(stackhero --format=script service-add \
  --stack="My Memcached stack" \
  --service-store="${serviceStore}" \
  --instance="${instance}" \
  --region="${region}")
echo "Service added: memcached"

# Wait for the service to be fully operational (this may take a few minutes)
stackhero service-wait-for --service="memcached"

# Retrieve the service configuration, including generated credentials
stackhero service-configuration-get --service="memcached" --format=json