Additional Guides

This section contains additional guides associated with now.gg Cloud to help you configure our services and APIs conveniently.

Available Additional Guides

The following guides are available:

• Cloud Storage Setup for Saving User’s State
• Preparing App Files
• Add and Configure Custom Domain
• Upload App using now.gg CLI

Cloud Storage Setup for Saving User State

This section focuses on setting up the now.gg Cloud storage to save and restore the user’s game progress data by defining the save file path(s) and excluded file path(s).

Defining the ‘Save’ and ‘Excluded’ file path(s) is an essential practice that reduces the game’s loading time to enhance the user experience and ensure optimal usage of now.gg Cloud storage.

To set up the cloud storage, you should specify the following:

• Save file path(s)
  Indicates the location of files or folders which should be saved on the cloud. Typically, the save files are stored in /data/data/<package_name>/<file_name>.
• Excluded file path(s)
  Indicates the location of files and folders which you do not want to save on the cloud.

Configuring File Paths

You can configure this setting for any new app you release now.gg Cloud. In case your app is already released, you will need to release a new version of your app.

To configure the file paths:

• Log in to the nowStudio.
• You can either:
  • Add a new app.
    • Follow the instructions here to add a new app.
  • Release a new version.
    • Follow the instructions here to release a new version.
• On the ‘App Contents’ tab:
  • Provide the Save File Path(s) and the Excluded File Path(s):
    
  • Click on Save.
• Click on Release on the left navigation.
  • Create a release for your app.

Note:

• If you have multiple file paths, separate each of them with a new line instead of spaces or commas.
• For save file paths, only the files and folders you specify will be saved and restored for the next user session.
• For excluded file paths (Optional), the files and folders you specify will not be saved on the cloud.

Preparing App Files

Using this guide, you can prepare your app files to upload on nowStudio.

To create a release with nowStudio, you need to prepare your app files. We accept either a standalone APK or an APK and Assets Zip file.

{
    "assets": [
        {    
            "name": "asset1.xyz",
            "location": "/data/media/0/Android/data/<packageName>/files"
        },
        {
            "name": "asset2.unity3d",
            "location": "/data/media/0/Android/data/<packageName>/files"
        },
        {
            "name": "OtherAssets",
            "location": "/data/data/<packageName>/files"
        }
    ]
}

Add and Configure Custom Domain

This guide details the process of adding a custom domain for your apps if you want to host them on domains other than now.gg.

In addition to now.gg Cloud, you can also host your apps on other domains by adding a custom domain for your apps on nowStudio.

The following scenarios are explained:

• Add a custom domain for a new app.
• Add a custom domain for a published app.

1. Add a Custom Domain for a New App

This section explains the steps to add a custom domain for a new app.

To do so:

• After you have added a new app.
• Select your app from the All Apps section.
  • Click on View Details in front of your app name.
• Within the Production section, click on Information.
• Enter the custom domain address in the given field, as shown below:
  
  Note: Make sure you own the domain that you wish to add.
• Please ensure you fill out the other required details.
• Click on Save.
  • Our team will verify the domain details you have provided. Once the domain details have been verified, you can continue mapping your domain.
• After you have provided all the required app information, you can continue to create a release for your app.
• After receiving the mapping details, you can view them by clicking on ‘Mapping details’ within the ‘Information‘ tab, as shown below:
  
• The domain mapping details are provided, as shown below:
  
• You can configure your DNS provider using the provided details.
• After you perform the provided configuration with your DNS provider, your game will be available on your domain.

2. Add a Custom Domain for a Published App

This section explains the steps to add a custom domain for an already published app.

To do so:

• Select your app from the All Apps section.
  • Click on View Details in front of your app name.
• Within the Production section on the left sidebar, click on Information.
• Click on the Edit button in the bottom right.
  (This will enable you to edit the provided fields)
• Enter the custom domain address in the given field, as shown below:
  
  Note: Make sure you own the domain that you wish to add.
• Click on Save.
• A confirmation will be displayed on-screen, as shown below:
  
• Our team will verify the domain details you have provided. Once the domain details have been verified, you can continue mapping your domain.
• After receiving the mapping details, you can view them by clicking on ‘Mapping details’ within the ‘Information‘ tab, as shown below:
  
• The domain mapping details are provided, as shown below:
  
• You can configure your DNS provider using the provided details.
• After you perform the provided configuration with your DNS provider, your game will be available on your domain.

Upload App using Nowgg CLI

nowgg CLI is a command-line tool that lets you easily upload your app builds to nowStudio. This guide details this functionality.

Using nowgg CLI

Open any terminal on macOS or Windows.

  pip install nowgg

  nowgg init --token "<your_publisherToken_from_nowStudio>"

  nowgg upload --app_id <your_app_id> --file_path "/directory/sample.apk" --apk_version <app_version_name> --version_code <app_version_code>

  nowgg -h
   nowgg init -h
   nowgg upload -h