Publishing strategy to eventually replace Softr

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I’m almost done re-building my app in WeWeb with Xano, which will replace the app I built with Softr using Airtable. Softr is setup to use my custom domain.

If I didn’t want to effect use of the current app, what are my options for publishing my WeWeb app on the same domain? Create a subdomain? Really just want to test the published version outside of the WeWeb editor before pulling the plug on Softr.

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Hi @ericp :wave:

Just to clarify, you want to:

  • publish the WeWeb app to test internally that everything works fine when the app is live,
  • but keep directing users to the Softr app for now?

If that’s correct, you can simply hit publish in WeWeb without adding a custom domain. No need to publish it on the same domain as your live app.

Your app will be live on a URL that looks something like this https://bunch-of-random-numbers-and-letters.weweb-preview.io on the weweb-preview.io domain so people are unlikely to find it unless you share it with them so you can test freely :slight_smile:

If you want users to test the WeWeb app but keep the Softr app as backup in case testing goes awry, then I’d recommend:

  • announcing a scheduled maintenance to your users giving plenty of time for DNS records to propagate worldwide
  • setting up a new subdomain in your domain registrar and connecting the Softr app on it
  • updating the DNS records of your app’s domain name to connect your WeWeb app

Does that help?

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Thank you, that is very helpful and gives me a good plan.