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# Kind: AuxComponent
This kind of entity is used to describe documents, tools, and other resources that may be associated with code and platform components.
## Definition
:::tip A key that ends with a question mark is optional.
For example, `spec.uri`
:::
```yaml
apiVersion: opencontext.com/v1alpha1
kind: AuxComponent
spec:
type: 'infocard' | 'document' | 'website' | 'tool' | 'sbom' | 'runbook' | 'other'
otherType?: string
lifecycle: string
owner: string[]
service?: string
uri?: string
dependsOn?: string[]
```
- **apiVersion**: opencontext.com/v1alpha1 [required]
- **kind**: AuxComponent [required]
- **metadata**: ([ObjectMeta](common#metadata)) [optional]
Standard object鈥檚 metadata. For more information see the [Common to All Kinds](common) doc
- **spec**: ([Spec](#spec)) [required]
Specification to describe documents, tools, and other resources that may be associated with code and platform components.
## Spec
- **type** (string) [required]
The type of AuxComponent. Must be one of the following: `infocard`, `document`, `website`, `tool`, `sbom`, `runbook`, `other`. If this is set to other then `spec.otherType` is also required.
- **otherType** (string) [optional]
Required if `spec.type` is set to other.
For example: customer-ticketing
- **lifecycle** (string) [required]
The lifecycle state of the component.
For example: experimental, staging, production, deprecated.
- **owner** (string array) [required]
An array of [entity references](entity-reference) to the owner of the datacenter. Default entity type is [Kind: Team](team).
For example: cloud-team, people:sean
- **service** (string) [optional]
An [entity reference](entity-reference) to the [service](service) that the code component belongs to. Default entity type [Kind:Service](service).
- **uri** (string) [optional]
A component's URI / FQDN.
For example: [https://jenkins.example.com](https://jenkins.example.com/)
- **dependsOn** (string array) [optional]
An array of [entity references](entity-reference) to other entities that the auxiliary component depends on to function.
## Examples
These example YAML configurations are all shown as if they were in their own file. They can be concatenated into a single file by separating the contents with a triple dash `---` like in Kubernetes.
```yaml
apiVersion: opencontext.com/v1alpha1
kind: AuxComponent
metadata:
name: crates-erp-website
title: Crates ERP site
description: Crates ERP admin website
tags:
- java
spec:
type: website
lifecycle: production
owner: [eng-squirrel]
service: crates
uri: https://example.com/admin
priority: 1
sla: 24x5
```
```yaml
apiVersion: opencontext.com/v1alpha1
kind: AuxComponent
metadata:
name: crates-docs
title: Crates docs
description: Crates documentation
tags:
- java
spec:
type: document
lifecycle: production
owner: [prod-squirrel]
service: crates
uri: https://example.com/docs
```
```yaml
apiVersion: opencontext.com/v1alpha1
kind: AuxComponent
metadata:
name: map-thingy