| name | marketplace-saas-accelerator |
| description | Deploy and configure Microsoft's SaaS Accelerator for marketplace offers. Pre-built landing page, fulfillment webhook, subscription management — eliminates custom development for marketplace technical integration. |
SaaS Accelerator Deployment
When to Use
- User needs to build marketplace landing page and webhook
- User asks about SaaS fulfillment API implementation
- User wants to speed up marketplace technical integration
- User asks about subscription management for marketplace offers
What SaaS Accelerator Provides
Pre-built (no custom code needed):
├── Landing page (customer activation after purchase)
├── Webhook handler (all marketplace lifecycle events)
├── Publisher admin portal (manage subscriptions)
├── Customer self-service portal
├── Email notifications (subscription events)
├── SQL database (subscription state)
├── Azure AD SSO integration
└── All Azure-native (App Service + SQL + AD)
Prerequisites
✅ Azure subscription (eba824fb for IPAI)
✅ Azure AD tenant (402de71a for IPAI)
✅ Partner Center offer created (offer ID needed)
✅ Azure CLI authenticated (az login)
Deploy
Option A: One-Click (Azure Portal)
1. Go to: github.com/Azure/Commercial-Marketplace-SaaS-Accelerator
2. Click "Deploy to Azure" button
3. Fill in parameters:
- Subscription: Microsoft Azure Sponsorship
- Resource Group: rg-ipai-dev-platform (or create new)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- App Name: ipai-marketplace-saas
- SQL Admin Password: (generate, store in Key Vault)
- Publisher AD Tenant: 402de71a-87ec-4302-a609-fb76098d1da7
4. Deploy (~10 minutes)
Option B: CLI
az deployment group create \
--resource-group rg-ipai-dev-platform \
--template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Commercial-Marketplace-SaaS-Accelerator/main/deployment/Templates/deploy.json \
--parameters \
webAppNamePrefix=ipai-marketplace \
sqlAdminLoginPassword=<from-key-vault> \
publisherAdTenantId=402de71a-87ec-4302-a609-fb76098d1da7 \
publisherAdApplicationId=<marketplace-app-registration-id>
Post-Deploy Configuration
1. Register App in Azure AD
Azure Portal → Azure AD → App registrations → New
Name: "Pulser Marketplace SaaS"
Redirect URI: https://ipai-marketplace-saas.azurewebsites.net/
API permissions: None needed (uses marketplace token)
Client secret: generate, store in Key Vault
2. Configure in Partner Center
Partner Center → Pulser for Odoo offer → Technical configuration
Landing page URL: https://ipai-marketplace-saas.azurewebsites.net/
Connection webhook: https://ipai-marketplace-saas.azurewebsites.net/api/webhook
Azure AD tenant: 402de71a-87ec-4302-a609-fb76098d1da7
Azure AD app: <app-registration-id>
3. Configure Subscription Actions
In the SaaS Accelerator admin portal, define what happens for each event:
Subscribe → send email to jake@insightpulseai.com
"New customer! Provision Odoo instance for {customer}"
(manual initially, automate later)
Unsubscribe → send email
"Customer leaving. Decommission within 30 days"
Suspend → disable Odoo access for tenant
Reinstate → re-enable Odoo access
ChangePlan → update subscription tier in Odoo
4. Customize Landing Page (Optional)
The default landing page works but is generic. Customize:
Clone repo → modify Views/Home/Index.cshtml
Add: InsightPulseAI branding
Add: "Welcome to Pulser for Odoo" messaging
Add: Plan details display
Deploy updated version
Test the Flow
1. Partner Center → Offer → Preview
2. Click "Get it now" as test customer
3. Verify: redirected to landing page
4. Verify: subscription shows in admin portal
5. Verify: webhook fired (check App Service logs)
6. Verify: email notification received
7. Activate subscription in admin portal
8. Verify: customer can access Odoo
Architecture
AppSource / Azure Marketplace
→ Customer clicks "Get it now"
→ Microsoft provisions subscription
→ Redirects to SaaS Accelerator landing page
→ Landing page resolves marketplace token
→ Shows activation UI to customer
→ Calls Marketplace Fulfillment API to activate
→ Webhook notifies you of all lifecycle events
→ You provision/manage Odoo tenant
Cost
SaaS Accelerator runs on:
- App Service (Basic B1): ~$13/month
- SQL Database (Basic): ~$5/month
- Total: ~$18/month
Negligible compared to the weeks of development it saves.
Reference
- Source: github.com/Azure/Commercial-Marketplace-SaaS-Accelerator
- Video course: github.com/microsoft/Mastering-the-Marketplace (SaaS Accelerator section)
- API docs: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/marketplace-offers/partner-center-portal/pc-saas-fulfillment-api-v2
