Deploying: Mac Builder > PC App Center

I have the app builder trial on my mac and am trying to deploy a desktop app to a couple of people on the network but am failing miserably.

The app is built and works fine and I've gotten the other guys to download and install the app centre but am unsure how to deploy to them. I tried creating a folder on the shared drive, which they have pointed to as the app folder during installation of App Centre but when they go to run app centre they get a blank screen without the user name and password text boxes. One of them got the text boxes after reinstalling and presumably pointing to the another folder as the app folder but it looked like it was unable to find it's css file as the formatting was awful and the "login" link did nothing.

Also, which files should I deploy with the app? DO I need to deploy any system tables or files so that the formatting of the app looks correct or is that all copied to the deployment folder automatically?

Hi naygl,

If you have deployed the app on your own desktop, including the system database, your database, your app, and any Library files, you can copy the cloudserver/tenants/public/ directory tree to the other users (or automate a process to do the same). Given that they have the runtime installed on their machines, you should have the same results on their machines as you have on your own deployed instance.

hth,

Hank

[EDIT]
I suggested incorrect answer here, not aware of differences in deployment MAC-Windows.

Josip

Setup.exe and building windows installers is not relevant to deploying on macs.

If you have not used Lianja on a Mac you would not know the directory structure in the Mac or his to setup shared network folders.

Mac OS X, Windows, and linux all handle shared network access differently.

Hi naygl,

The default deployment location for Lianja desktop Apps on WIndows is to the sub-folders of 'C:\lianja\cloudserver\tenants\public\'.

Apps - C:\lianja\cloudserver\tenants\public\apps\
Data - C:\lianja\cloudserver\tenants\public\data\
Library files - C:\lianja\cloudserver\tenants\public\library

For an alternative runtimedir (set during Installation, Command Switch or LIANJA_RUNTIMEDIR environment variable), the same folder structure needs to be in place drive:\lianja\cloudserver\tenants\public\...

The drive:\lianja\cloudserver\appcenter sub-folder and its files are also required. It contains the Lianja App Center Home screen/login pages.

If possible, install the App Center distribution on the deployment target then the folder structure and appcenter login files will be in place.

If you have set up users and roles for your App, then you need to deploy your system database as well as the database for your App.

Apps need to have their 'Published' setting set to True or they will not appear in the App Center.

Regards,

Yvonne

Thanks all. I did as Hank said and it seems to be okay. I just have a few other problems not relating to deployment to work through now.

Glen.