WAB application created on Windows fails to open on a Mac

[StephenLead]

Should it be possible to run a Web AppBuilder application on a Mac?

1. I'm using the Developer edition of WAB on Windows 7 to create a simple WAB application
2. I Download the application from WAB and put it in the Windows machine's /inetpub/wwwroot/xyz folder
3. the application works as expected when accessed via http://localhost/xyz  on the Windows machine
4. I zip up the application and copy it across to a Mac which is running Apache, and put it in the /Library/WebServer/Documents/xyz folder
5. the application fails to run on the Mac, with multiple 404 errors:

eg: http://localhost/http://localhost//jsapi/jsapi/dojo/resources/dojo.css Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)

Why is the path referencing localhost twice (http://localhost/http://localhost//jsapi/)? Note that this doesn't occur on the Windows machine.

Is a WAB application supported on a Mac? thanks

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Stephen,

   Are you using a local install of the JS API in your web app?

[StephenLead]

Hi Robert,

No, it's a vanilla WAB installation and a simple application with nothing fancy in it. The strange thing is that the identical code works on Windows, while failing on the Mac.

It's not a big deal as I can run it on the Windows VM on the Mac, so I guess I'm just curious as to why it doesn't work there.

Thanks,

Steve

[QunSun · Accepted solution]

Hi Steve,

I guess you don't set apiUrl manually. If so, WAB will calculate apiUrl automatically.

Mostly, when you deploy the app, you should set apiUrl in env.js as the following screenshot.

Have a try.

[LibertadChapinalC]

Hi!

This error has also happened to me on windows!

QunSun's solution worked for me but I've seen that code is commented only if you copy the app from the server/apps folder. However, if you download the app of the WAB itself, everything comes without comment and is ready to deploy.