Launching Your First Zango App

After setting up a Zango project, it's time to launch a new app. Each app lives inside your Zango project, isolated at both the code and database level.

Launch the app

• Log in to the Zango platform.
• Click the "Launch new app" button.
• Add an app name and description.
• Click the "Launch app" button.

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App Domain and Timezone configuration

Important

Configuring app domain and timezone is required — you will not be able to access your app without both being set.

Domain

Since Zango can host multiple apps under one project, it uses domains to identify which app a request should be routed to. Assign a domain — for example, todoapp.zango.com — to your app from the App Panel.

After assigning the domain, you need to map it to localhost in your /etc/hosts file so your machine knows where to send requests.

macOS/Linux

1. Open a new terminal window.
2. Run the following command to open /etc/hosts:

sudo nano /etc/hosts

3. Add the following line to the file:

0.0.0.0           todoapp.zango.com

4. Save and exit the editor.

Windows

1. Open Notepad as Administrator.
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
3. Add the following line to the file:

127.0.0.1           todoapp.zango.com

4. Save and close Notepad.

Timezone

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Congratulations! You have successfully configured the domain and timezone for your Zango app. The app is now accessible at http://domain:port.