What is App Connect used for, and what is Server Connect used for in Wappler?
App Connect and Server Connect handle two different sides of your application.
App Connect runs in the browser (client side). It is used for building the interactive part of your UI - displaying and manipulating data, handling user interactions, forms, dynamic attributes, components, etc.
Server Connect runs on the server (server side). It is used for things like database queries, authentication, file operations, sending emails, processing data and creating APIs that your App Connect pages can call.
A simple way to think about it:
App Connect = frontend / browser
Server Connect = backend / server
They are designed to work together. For example, you can create a Server Connect action that retrieves records from a database, then use App Connect on the page to call that action and display the returned data.
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Thanks for the clear explanation. The frontend and backend distinction makes it much easier to understand how App Connect and Server Connect work together. I especially like the database example—it clearly shows how Server Connect handles the data while App Connect displays and manages it on the page.
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