3. Create your first app

What is an "App"?

An app in BetterForms is the front-end code for an entire web application. Apps can have many environments. Each environment is technically a separate app.

To learn more about the various settings you can configure in a site, see this page:

Site Settings

Configuring your first Site

In the apps menu of the BetterForms IDE, click the Create / New App button.

Fill out the fields shown in the General tab as instructed. Be sure to select the server that you created earlier from the dropdown list, then click the Set Credentials button to securely enter the credentials for the BetterForms user that you created in Step 1.

You'll also need to enter the common hook set name for your site. This can be 'app' for your first app. For more info about what this is for, see this page.

Add a domain name. If you want to use a custom domain name, see this guide.

While you're testing and learning BetterForms, it will be helpful to have Dev Mode enabled for your site.

Now you can save your site and proceed to creating your first page!