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- | ======Web sharing====== | + | ======Web Sharing====== |
The Web sharing functionality of Vizy allows you to interact with your Vizy outside of your local network through a secure https connection. It essentially gives your Vizy a URL that's accessible from anywhere on the Internet. From this URL you can access everything you can normally access, including all apps/examples, the app console, command shell, and file editor. | The Web sharing functionality of Vizy allows you to interact with your Vizy outside of your local network through a secure https connection. It essentially gives your Vizy a URL that's accessible from anywhere on the Internet. From this URL you can access everything you can normally access, including all apps/examples, the app console, command shell, and file editor. | ||
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=====The simple way===== | =====The simple way===== | ||
- | Setting up Web sharing is simple and quick. Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner, and select **Web sharing**. | + | Setting up Web sharing is simple and quick. Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner (Settings Menu), and select **Web sharing**. |
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From the **Web sharing** dialog, then press **Start**. | From the **Web sharing** dialog, then press **Start**. | ||
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You will be provided with a unique URL that you can use to access your Vizy remotely. Click on the copy icon {{wiki:image_714.jpg}} to copy the URL to your clipboard, or click on the provided link. | You will be provided with a unique URL that you can use to access your Vizy remotely. Click on the copy icon {{wiki:image_714.jpg}} to copy the URL to your clipboard, or click on the provided link. | ||
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And that's it. :-) There are some important caveats however: | And that's it. :-) There are some important caveats however: | ||
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- Custom domains are treated with higher priority by the servers. | - Custom domains are treated with higher priority by the servers. | ||
- | But it costs $3.50 per month (cue sad trombone sound). (Note, we're not affiliated in any way with the secure tunnel provider [[https://localhost.run|localhost.run]]. They require no registration for the free connections (we used them in the previous section), and their custom domains are low-cost, so we chose them as the default provider.) | + | But it costs $3.50 per month (cue sad trombone sound). (Note, we're not affiliated in any way with the server provider [[https://localhost.run|localhost.run]]. They require no registration for the free connections (we used them in the previous section), and their custom domains are low-cost, so we chose them as the default provider.) |
To set up a custom URL click on the **localhost.run** button, which will bring you to the localhost.run website. Log in by either using your email or your Google account. Start by clicking on **SSH Keys** {{wiki:image_717.jpg?70}} at the top of the page followed by **New**. | To set up a custom URL click on the **localhost.run** button, which will bring you to the localhost.run website. Log in by either using your email or your Google account. Start by clicking on **SSH Keys** {{wiki:image_717.jpg?70}} at the top of the page followed by **New**. | ||
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Once everything is in place with localhost.run, go back to the Web sharing dialog on your Vizy, click on **Custom domain** and type the subdomain that you chose (e.g. "javelina") into the **Subdomain** field. | Once everything is in place with localhost.run, go back to the Web sharing dialog on your Vizy, click on **Custom domain** and type the subdomain that you chose (e.g. "javelina") into the **Subdomain** field. | ||
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You should now be able to press **Start** and enable the URL using your custom domain. Nice work! | You should now be able to press **Start** and enable the URL using your custom domain. Nice work! |