Xojo Cloud for Web1 app - how to set Domain Name?

Targets Web
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I just created a Xojo cloud account and uploaded my app. So far so good. I want to be able to access the app using my domain name - I have access to my DNS records and I know how to change them. The instructions say to enter my domain name in the Inspector, but there is no place for this. This is a Web1 app, using Xojo 2019R3.2.

Looks like the missing field appeared in 2020R1 but I need more time to convert the app. And it looks like all the old online documentation, including old blog posts, is gone.

Thanks for any pointers.

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Hi Eric,

You just need to point an A Record to either:

  • your Xojo Cloud IP Address; or
  • your IP_Address/App_Nam (when using multiple domain names for individual apps), then wait (generally a few minutes) for it to propagate.

I used one domain name for multiple apps and users knew to visit example_domain.com/app1 or example_domain.com/app2

3

Thanks for the suggestions, but pointing to the Xojo Server IP address doesn’t work - I get a blank white page. This makes sense, since its a shared server how will it know which page/app to run. And pointing an A record to IP_Addr/Domain isn’t valid - the A record can only be an IP address.

There needs to be something on the server side (or in the build process) that identifies MyApp with www.MyApp.com.

4

A little more research and I find instructions to create a redirect in index.html. Easy enough, but index.html isn’t set as a default document. Now the URL needs to be http://www.MyApp.com/index.html.

Also this implies that each Xojo Cloud account has its own IP address? Is this how it works? If so, how do I set index.html to be a default document?

5

I would contact support directly, but we can also tag @Jason_Parsley and @Greg_O_Lone to see if they’re around today.

6

Hello Eric,

For starters check your app is uploaded and available.

In a browser go to your_xojo_cloud_ip/your_app_name, your app should load. If it doesn’t, re-deploy your app.

Then, once your A record points to your Xojo Cloud IP.

In a browser go to the_domain_in_your_A_record/your_app_name

Just hitting the domain directly won’t load your app.

…each Xojo Cloud account has it’s own IP address.

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It does work using www.myapp.com/myapp. So I think it is working. Maybe I’m just missing something when building the app? Looks like Web2 apps will work better, need to set aside a day to convert it. Thanks.