Before you can run the installable cloud application, make sure you have built and deployed the PowerServer project (or finished the Quick Start > Guide 1 to meet the minimal requirements).
Note: IE and Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML-based) browsers should not be used to run the installable cloud app, as Microsoft will end support for IE and Edge Legacy soon. You can use one of the following supported browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and the new Edge browser (Chromium-based).
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(For developers) Run the application by right-clicking the PowerServer project in the System Tree and then selecting Run Project.
Or click the Run Project button (
) in the toolbar. The Run Project button will be available in the
toolbar when the Project painter for PowerServer is opened; if
more than one Project painter for PowerServer is opened, then the
settings in the currently active painter will be used to run the
application. And the application will be run in the Web browser
according to the configurations in the Project painter for
PowerServer.
After deploying the PowerServer project to the server (Kestrel or IIS) from the PowerBuilder IDE, you can directly click the Run Project button to run the installable cloud app (providing that the site URL is correct in the project painter).
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When deploying to the local Kestrel server, the Run Project button will first start the Web APIs with the local Kestrel server and then run the installable cloud app. You can view the logs in the Web API console window to check if the Web API requests and responses are successful.
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When deploying to the IIS server, the Run Project button will directly run the installable cloud app (the Web APIs will be started by IIS automatically).
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(For developers and end users) Run the application in a Web browser for the first time.
The user can input the application URL http://IPAddress/AppName in a Web browser to access the application. The IP address should point to the server where the app files are deployed. (view more)
After the cloud app launcher and the application are successfully installed through the Web browser for the first time, users can directly double click the application icon on the desktop or the application shortcut on the Windows Start menu to run the application (the shortcut icon and menu are created by default unless the developer has changed the default settings in the Project painter for PowerServer).
When the application starts, the following app entry displays. If download does not start automatically, click to download and install the cloud app launcher.
Occasionally, the user may be asked by the Web browser whether to run the app launcher. This is a browser behavior. Select Allow. Then the following app entry page displays. If the download does not start automatically, click Download the Launcher to download and install the cloud app launcher first, and then click Start the Application to download, install, and start the application.
If any error occurs, check the Troubleshooting Guide for solutions:
Note
The virus-detection software McAfee WebAdvisor may block the CloudAppLauncher.exe file during the installation process. You can try adding the domain as a trusted site. To add the domain as a trusted site in McAfee WebAdvisor:
1. Right click the WebAdvisor add-on and select Options.
2. Under Manage your trusted sites, add the domain and click the + symbol.
3. Close and re-open the browser and run the installation again.
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If there is no response or progress when running the application, the CloudAppLauncher.exe file might be blocked by the Windows SmartScreen. You can try to turn off Windows SmartScreen in Control Panel > System and Security > Security and Maintenance > Change SmartScreen settings.
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Every time when the application launches, it needs to connect to the server to check updates, therefore, please make sure the server is running and can be connected all the time.
