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Getting Started

What is playapps.net?

Playapps.net is a hosted deployment platform that allows you to deploy and host any application built with Play framework. It is based on the slot concept. A slot is a virtual server that includes all the services needed to host a Play application efficiently. It provides an HTTP server, a MySQL server, a Java virtual machine, a storage disk dedicated to save your application data and a secure disk to keep your backup safe. All without the hassle of running a physical server.

What isn't playapps.net?

Playapps.net is not a generic virtual server hosting platform: you don't get to choose what software runs on your slot. You don't have any root access. As immediate benefit you don't have to manage the infrastructure details yourself. All the provided services are automatically monitored by the playapps platform.

Can I setup my own domain name?

Yes. Your slot has its own private IP address, so you can configure your DNS freely. You can even use several domain names if you want.

Are wilcard subdomains supported?

Yes, as long as you manage them in your application, there is no constraints at the infrastructure level.

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Play framework

What versions of playframework are available?

Each release version since Play 1.0.3 will be available on playapps.net. We will sometimes add some nighlt-builds version as well after validation by our team. Sorry, you can't install your own modified version.

What about modules?

You can't install any optional modules on the provided framework versions. However you can repackage your application to include whatever modules you want directly in your project. It can be official modules from the repository or your own internal modules. There is a documentation page about this operation.

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Payments

What is the prepaid account?

The prepaid account is a virtual account hosted on playapps.net. All the slots you order will be billed on the prepaid account. You can credit your prepaid account by credit card at any time. You also have ability to receive an email alert when your prepaid account drops below an amount that you specify.

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About playapps.net

Who is behind playapp.net?

Playapps.net is a service provided by zenexity, the company behind the Play framework. We know the best way to host Play applications and we wanted to share our internal hosting platform with other Play developers.

Where is my application actually hosted?

Our hosting platform is based on a fully redundant infrastructure managed by Gandi. The network hosting infrastructure is distributed over 4 data centers located in Paris (France) and Baltimore (USA), assuring redundancy in case of a problem. Playapps.net slots are hosted on VPS servers based on the Xen open-source hypervisor.