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Getting started with DigitalOcean EDI
XEDI exchanges trading files through DigitalOcean Spaces, which suits teams who chose DigitalOcean because it is straightforward and do not want a trading connection to be the thing that complicates it.
One managed platform, no custom code
XEDI maps DigitalOcean to your trading partners and validates every document, so data flows straight into the systems your teams already use.
Simplicity is the reason people are here, and it is worth protecting
Teams choose DigitalOcean because the surface area is small. Fewer services, comprehensible pricing, and infrastructure a couple of engineers can hold in their heads. That is a deliberate decision rather than a limitation.
A trading connection should not undo it. Spaces is S3-compatible, which means the exchange is an object written to a path and collected from one, without introducing a queue, a broker or a new managed service to keep an eye on.
Small teams need the failure modes to be loud
With a large platform team an unnoticed problem eventually gets noticed by somebody. With two engineers and no dedicated operations function, a silent failure can run for days, and with trading documents that means missed deliveries and deductions before anybody is aware.
So the emphasis here is less on sophistication and more on visibility. A file that does not arrive when expected, one that fails validation, or a document a retailer rejects all raise something a person actually sees, rather than a log line nobody is paid to read.
What your team sees day to day
You get an EDI mailbox and a portal that behaves like an inbox, which for a small team is often the only operational surface anybody needs.
An order arrives, the despatch advice is produced from the actual shipment with SSCC labels where a retailer asks for them, and the invoice follows delivery with confirmation it landed.
Your infrastructure stays as it is. The EDI capability is bolted onto a Space your application already uses, and the partner requirements behind it are ours to keep current.
Documents you can exchange
- Order files written to a Space for your application
- Despatch and quantity files collected from a Space
- Invoice data written for downstream use
- Stock and catalogue files exchanged with partners
- Failed documents written for correction
Built for DigitalOcean teams
Whoever owns DigitalOcean in your business, XEDI keeps EDI accurate and hands-off.
- Small engineering teams
- Developer-led businesses
- Startups and scale-ups trading with retail
- Applications hosted on DigitalOcean
- Teams who deliberately avoid heavy infrastructure
DigitalOcean EDI document types
A Space carries objects; these are the exchanges they usually serve.
| Document | What it carries | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Order files | Retailer demand written to a path your application already reads from. | XEDI to Spaces |
| Despatch files | The actual shipment, picked up from the Space and checked against the retailer's rules before it becomes a despatch advice. | Spaces to XEDI |
| Invoice data | Invoice detail written out for your application or finance to consume. | XEDI to Spaces |
| Catalogue and stock files | Product and availability figures exchanged with partners on an agreed cycle. | Either direction |
| Processed objects | Handled files moved aside so nothing is picked up twice. | Within the Space |
| Exception objects | Documents failing validation, written somewhere a small team will actually look. | XEDI to Spaces |
How to connect DigitalOcean with EDI using XEDI
The aim is to add trading without adding operational surface area. The sequence below is what onboarding looks like from your side.
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We agree the Space and paths used for exchange.
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We set up keys scoped to that Space rather than the account.
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We fix naming so collection and duplicate handling are reliable.
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We prove the flows against how your application actually reads and writes.
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You get EDI added to infrastructure that stays as simple as you chose it to be.
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Common requirements
- Space, region and paths in scope
- Application access arrangement
- Naming and archiving convention
- Expected volume
- The trading partners the files relate to
What we need from you to build it
Only what we cannot decide for you. Partner requirements are ours, which is most of the work removed.
- Space and paths
- Which Space and paths carry exchange traffic, so keys can be scoped to them.
- Application access
- How your application reads and writes today, since the exchange should match that rather than introduce a new pattern.
- Naming and archiving
- How objects are named and where handled ones go, which is what prevents duplicates.
- Expected volume
- Roughly how much moves, so nothing is over-engineered for a few files a day.
- The partners the files relate to
- Which relationships this serves. What each requires is already ours.
Why suppliers choose XEDI for DigitalOcean
- Retailers are typically connected already, so a small team is not funding a connectivity project.
- No new broker, queue or managed service to operate; the exchange is objects in a Space.
- Failures are loud, which matters when there is no operations team to notice a quiet one.
- Partner requirements and their changes are entirely ours, which is the bulk of the work removed from a small team.
- Keys are scoped to the exchange paths rather than the account.
- If a retailer raises a problem, it comes to us rather than interrupting two engineers.
Do we need extra infrastructure for this?
No. Spaces is S3-compatible and the exchange is objects written to and collected from a path, with no queue or broker to add to what you operate.
We are a very small team. Is EDI realistic?
Yes, because the part that consumes time is the partner requirements, and those are ours. What remains on your side is writing and reading files, which your application already does.
How do we know something has gone wrong?
Anything missing, invalid or rejected raises something a person sees rather than a log entry. With a small team that visibility matters more than sophistication.
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