Minions
Introduction to Sitecore Minions supported infrastructure, references, scaling and privacy and security.
The Commerce Minions role is an instance of the Commerce Engine that runs independently and supports asynchronous processing.
Supported infrastructure
The Minions role can be hosted on:
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IIS
Refer to the Sitecore Commerce compatibility table for compatible versions.
Reference stucture
The Minions role references the following roles.

Storage roles
The Minions role references the following storage roles:
Role name |
Connection string name |
Port |
Type |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global |
1433 |
SQL | ||
Shared Environments database |
SitecoreCommerce_SharedEnvironments |
1433 |
SQL |
Application roles
The Minions role references the following application roles:
Role name |
Connection string name |
Default Port |
Type |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
xm-content-management |
None - see notes. |
HTTPS |
Accesses items via the Sitecore Services Client. | |
Sitecore Identity |
Commerce Search indexes
The Minions role references the Commerce search index provider.
Search index provider |
Port, Solr |
Type |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Solr |
8983 |
HTTPS |
Scaling
Supported combinations
The Commerce Minions role can be combined with any other Commerce Engine role.
Privacy and security
The Commerce Minions role handles personal data in the following ways:
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Processes Orders and Customers which contain personal data.
Refer to the Sitecore Commerce DevOps Guide for steps to secure the Commerce Minions role.