Question
Why doesn't App Platform recognize a static content web from index.htm?
- Posted December 11, 2020
- GitDigitalOceanHTMLSpin UpDigitalOcean App Platform
I have followed the tutorial in an attempt to build my App from static content.
My static content includes :
index.htm
/js/*.js files
/cs/main.css
When the app wizard gets to the point where it is “fishing” for my content against my github repo then it fails stating…
App detection failed We’re sorry, but we weren’t able to detect anything that the App Platform can currently run in the repository you selected. Please try a different repository.
Rename index.htm to index.html I decided to rename my index.htm to index.html and try it again. Guess what? That fixed it.
Please fix this bug.
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Unfortunately the UI does not support altering the index_document at this time. You can create an application via the doctl that will accomplish what you want.
We allow you to specify a custom index_document at the component level. For your example, an app-spec similar to the following would work.
name: sample-html
static_sites:
- environment_slug: html
github:
branch: main
repo: ...
name: site
index_document: index.htm
You could then create it via:
doctl app create --spec <path-to-spec>
I’ll create an internal ticket as well to track better supporting this feature in the UI as well.
Thank you for the feedback!
