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🚀 Introduction

  • Before you begin, make sure you have Dotnet on your system. If you don’t have them yet, you can download them from the official Dotnet website.
  • Next, you will need to create an account on Square Cloud, which can be done through the login page. You can use either your email or Discord, or both, to create an account.
  • Finally, you need to have an active paid plan on your account. You can view our plans and purchase one according to your needs here.

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⚙️ Creating the squarecloud config file

Learn about: how to make the configuration file for Square Cloud.

The squarecloud.app file is a configuration file that will be used to configure your application; it will be used to define the name, description, version, main file, among other things.

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📄 Required Files

  • project/project.csproj (Example of main file).
    In the example above, the main application file is inside a folder. If your configuration file is also inside a folder, it’s necessary to define its path in the MAIN field, for example: MAIN=folder/file.csproj
  • squarecloud.app (file that contains the Square Cloud configuration).

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▶️ Start Application

  • If the START field is not defined in the configuration file, Square Cloud will by default uses restore & run to start your application. If the START field is defined in the configuration file, the value in the START field will be executed directly. For more information on configuration file parameters, visit configuration parameters.
  • Square Cloud uses dotnet restore to restore project dependencies and dotnet run --project MAIN to build and run the project specified by MAIN.

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🖥️ Preparing Project for Upload

Before hosting your project on Square Cloud, you must first have the files of your project properly configured, so that you can host it later.
The configuration (squarecloud.app/.config) file must be located in the root of the zip file. Otherwise, Square Cloud will not be able to find it during deployment.

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📤 Uploading Project to Square Cloud

After preparing your project files, you can now upload them to Square Cloud and host your project.
Access the Square Cloud Dashboard and upload your project files.
If you continue facing technical difficulties, our specialized support team is available to assist you. Contact us and we'll be happy to help you resolve any issue.