---
title: "Minions"
slug: "minions"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore Minions supported infrastructure, references, scaling, and privacy and security."
---
# Minions

The Minions role is an instance of the Commerce Engine that runs independently and supports asynchronous processing.

## Supported infrastructure

You can host the Minions role on:

- IIS
- [Azure App Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/)

Refer to the [Sitecore Commerce compatibility table](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/804595) for compatible versions.

## Reference structure

The Minions role has its place in the Sitecore reference structure. It can be referenced by other roles, and it can also reference other roles.

![Illustration showing the Minions role's place in the Sitecore reference structure.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/minions.png)

### Referenced by

The Minions role is not referenced by other roles.

### References

The Minions role references the following roles:

#### Storage roles

| Role name | Connection string name | Port | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Global database](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/global-database.html) | Global | 1433 | SQL |  |
| [Shared Environments database](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/shared-environments-database.html) | SitecoreCommerce9_SharedEnvironments | 1433 | SQL |  |

#### 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](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/sitecore-experience-manager/en/sitecore-services-client.html). |

#### Search indexes

| Index | Port, Solr | Port, Azure Search | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Catalog Items Scope index](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/catalog-items-scope-index.html) | 8983 | 443 | HTTPS |  |
| [Customers Scope index](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/customers-scope-index.html) | 8983 | 443 | HTTPS |  |
| [Orders Scope index](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/orders-scope-index.html) | 8983 | 443 | HTTPS |  |

## Privacy and security

The Minions role handles personal data in the following ways:

- Processes Orders and Customers which contain personal data.

Refer to the [Sitecore Commerce DevOps Guide](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/sitecore-experience-commerce/en/authentication.html) for steps to secure the Minions role.