Using User Program Type

To run a web program that does not use one of the other types of site you can use the User program.

It may be used for Erlang, Go, Java, Lua, Rust, Scala,) and many other languages and software…1

Go to the Web > Sites > Add a site menu.

Administration interface: list of sites
Administration interface: list of sites
  • Name: used for display purposes in the alwaysdata administration interface, it is purely for information purposes,
  • Addresses: the addresses used to reach your site (*.example.org for catch-all),
Add a site: general
Add a site: general
  • Type: User program,
  • Command: command to run to start the program. Your program’s HTTP should point to the IP address and port provided in the explanatory text,
  • Working directory,
  • Environment: environment variables so that the program will work.
Adding a site: User program
Adding a site: User program
Tip

Before setting up the site, you can test running the program in SSH.

If the program will not run, the sites logs available from the $HOME/admin/logs/sites/ directory may help you.

  1. For example, Nginx, LiteSpeed or Varnish are all compatible with alwaysdata servers. Installation and configuration are your responsibility. ↩︎