Hi I have zero coding knowledge and I am considering to host my weweb project. Is it possible to host the weweb project on Hostinger? If so, are there detail instructions on how to do it?
I’ve read the documentation and video on hosting and code export but Im still clueless. How do I setup the weweb server? Do I upload it to Hostinger? Or do I need to host it elsewhere?
if hostinger can take static files, you can:
- Export your code from Weweb (produces a zip)
- Unzip the file on your local
- Upload those file to hostinger
The weweb server is not needed for most deploys. The code export is avail with a paid plan on an annual term IIRC. The mental model is that you want to host to get some additional features or performance. Doing it to cut your costs is not going to go as well.
Reading between the lines here: if what you’re looking for is to have a project you built on WeWeb show up on a domain you own/registered via Hostinger, this is what you want: Add a custom domain | WeWeb documentation
Thanks for replying raydeck~~I am using Xano with Weweb and the documentation state that Weweb Server is needed. Using Hostinger is because its server is in Asia and Im assuming more of my users will be within Asia.
Thanks for replying gduteaud~ I didn’t point out that my main objective is to host my weweb project in Asia to reduce browser loading speed by my users. According to what I’ve read, I believe adding custom domain isn’t what I want to do.
The docs are wrong. Multiple state change members have migrated xano-backed weweb apps to self hosting overseas (eg Australia in one case) by doing the code export - no weweb server required.
Thanks raydeck~ I tried to download the project from weweb then upload and extract to public_html folder on Hostinger. However I failed to load the web content and it returns a 403 forbidden error.
Does it mean that I have to set up weweb server?
Below is the file I uploaded to Hostinger.
Are there any settings that I need to change/edit in order to make my website up and running?
No, a 403 on hostinger has nothing to do with the weweb server. It does have to do with you not having the index.html file uploaded properly.
My first wonder is whether you have downloaded the raw or the compiled version of the site. And then I wonder if you have correctly uploaded it to hostinger. I’d check carefully - are the files in your computer the same as the files on hostinger?
Others may be able to look at that directory listing and “just get it”. If so, I would wish for them to pipe up to shorten your path!
Beyond that, this is complicated enough process, and you’re coming from a sufficiently inexperienced position, that you’re not going to make as much progress over the forum modality. But I bet one or three short segments would make a lot of progress in a very short period. I would recommend one of two paths to solve your problem more quickly:
- Bring on an hour of a consultant who has done this before - will save you a lot of time
- Join the State Change office hours where you can work this a bit more live in our group setting where we handle multiple situations each day. We’ve done this before with enabling weweb on other external hosts. The office hours model means you can make some progress, get homework and have the option to come back again. The membership is fixed-fee so you can use the office hours as much as helps you make progress. We also have recordings from all the previous OH so you can learn from people who have done this before, and a forum so you can ask followup questions async.
Either way I’m rooting for your success - I think you’re close to your goal!
Thanks for replying~~
May I know how to download the compiled version of the site? I exported my project from deployment page that says export project files.
I’ve read other topics and I know there are 2 versions, raw or the compiled version. However, I do not notice anywhere else to download/export my project.