Introduction to application configurations

Quick overview of all articles connected to setting your application configurations.

Congratulations on reaching the exciting phase of taking your application live on the Betty Blocks platform!

To help you achieve a smooth transition into the live environment, we've prepared a series of articles covering the key aspects of launching your application with confidence.

 

Working with DTAP-street

DTAP (Development, Testing, Acceptance, Production) is a common method of dividing various versions of applications into different building environments (sandboxes). This article will introduce you to the purpose of each environment, as well as some best practices that will improve your workflow of taking your application from development to production.

API connection configuration

APIs are the backbone of many modern applications as they enable communication between your application and external services, systems, and data sources. Via the link, you'll find some important information on setting up an API: which configurations are needed and what the possible pitfalls are.

Page settings configuration

In order to finalize the look and feel of your application's user interface before going live, you'd have to check out page settings configurations. These include setting up a custom title, SEO description and adding a favicon.

Logging/debugging your application

While this one is not 'officially' the part of the application configuration series, we still consider it should be included in the list. This article describes some of the best practices to debug issues within your Betty Blocks application, as well as teaches you how to report bugs and issues that may occur along the way.

Data transfer to a production environment

Transferring your data to the production environment in a safe and consistent way is an extremely important in most cases. Here you'll learn some best practices for creating a data migration plan, backing up the data in your old system and choosing the appropriate method of transferring without losing essential data.

 

Throughout this series, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to streamline your application's journey to the live environment. By following these articles (as well as links included in them), you'll be well-prepared to provide your users with a reliable and user-friendly application experience in future.