Build & Deploy

Turn your project into a clean, deployable build without hand-copying files.

Build

1. Open Build & Deploy in the sidebar.
2. Choose an output folder.
3. Optionally enable Export database to include a .sql dump (needs a database connection).
4. Click Build.

The build copies your whole resources/ folder, your server.cfg, and the optional database dump. You can also include the FXServer build itself, so the output folder runs on its own.

Five things are stripped at every level as it copies: .git, node_modules, .boltise, .DS_Store and .gitignore.

Note

Every resource is copied, whether or not server.cfg ensures it. The build report counts the ensure lines, so a resource you commented out will show up in the output folder but not in that count — remove it from resources/ if you do not want it shipped.

Deploy to a VPS

1. Upload the output folder to your VPS.
2. Install FXServer there if it is not already present.
3. Start the server with your server.cfg.

Import the SQL dump on your production database with:

mysql -u username -p database_name < database_dump.sql

Caution

Importing a dump overwrites matching tables on the target database. Back up production before you import.