Publish an app from Studio or Studio pro

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Hello, I’m a newcomer from business side and not from IT, and I’ m currently testing Mendix and did create 2 basic apps: (i) 1 locally with Studio Pro and (ii) the other on the web with Studio. OK, fine. Now, I’d like to publish them (no preview! but publish) and see how they look like + use and test them as a standard user. And here I’m totally lost as there is something basic I do not understand. . On my PC with a browser: how am I supposed to find the app? (not using and logging to Studio Pro of course)  Is there a unique URL for my app? How another user can access it? . On my mobile: is there a Mendix app I must first download? If so, what should I do next? If there is no Mendix app to download, how can I access my app? Many thanks for your support, Philippe 
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Hi Philip,

Apps created in Mendix Studio are responsive web apps, these can be viewed directly in your laptop or mobile browser via the app url. No need for an app.

You can Publish the app in Studio using the Publish button in the top bar. After publishing you can open/view the app in your browser. This url can then be opened on other devices too.

 

if you’d like to build an app that is downloadable from the mobile app stores then you have to create a Native mobile app in Studio Pro. You later on publish it the Apple App store or Google Play. See also:

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Hello Arjan,

Thanks for the feedback. Still, I do have a conceptual problem here which I do not understand.

1/ I’m working on Mendix Studio pro (local on my PC!) and I do not have any url I can refer to (???). Besides the “Run” button is greyed-out and cannot be used

2/ app in Studio (web): well, I do not know where I could find the unique URL of my app (?). When I edit my project, there is of course a URL displayed (VERY LONG) but this is all I can see

Sorry, but I’m a business consultant (not an IT guy), and I’m still lost.

 

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Hi Philippe,

Great to see that you started using Mendix as business person!

The URL can be retrieved via the ‘View app’ button from Studio Publish dialog:

  • When you have published your app, you can directly open the app url via the ‘View app buttons’ (see image 1)
  • When you click the ‘view on mobile’ you will also see the app url in the provided dialog (see image 2)
  • Ps have you seen our free academy learning paths? E.g.  ‘Build an App with Studio’ could be helpful; paragraph 6.2 is about Publishing & sharing your app with others)

 

I hope this helps.

 

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Hello Arjan,

I appreciate your taking time to answer me.

But still ;-) I’m mainly using Studio Pro on my PC (I feel a lot more comfortable with the Studio Pro version – at leat I can work offline). So here I’m stuck and I’m only able to run and test my app locally (run is greyed-out) and the only URL I can see is my local host (...8080). No clue how to publish it and make it available on the web (it’s a free app as I’m testing Mendix with a free version).

Best,
Philippe

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Hello Philippe 

Please refer the above image

after publishing your application you can find the link after clicking on view on your device.

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