Hi all,
I’ve been lurking in the forums for the past week or so, and currently on a Wappler Trial (with intention to renew to Pro).
I have also come over from Bubble, where I was a relatively confident user (note that I have no programming background however).
I’ve taken the following actions, but still at some loss to know how to “get going” with Wappler.
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watched some courses on following topics to get “conceptual understanding”: mysql databases/sql, phpmyadmin, mysql workbench, docker, git, ftp, bootstrap4, javascript, node.js….and many more topics which I understand are important to know about for learning Wappler.
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read many many topics on the forum…very helpful …thank you all
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read through much of the Wappler documentation, as well as the Wappler training videos on YouTube (wappler unwrapped, wappler online, wappler webinars)
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set up a mysql database through “bluehost” (I use bluehost already for some wordpress websites), and downloaded “mysql workbench” as well both “docker” and “git”. Note that I also managed to set up a local mysql server and run phpmyadmin on it - I use a MacBook Pro.
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played around with wappler itself…mostly “app connector” to better understand bootstrap 4.
Despite all of the above, I’m confused as to how best to get going. I have tried to detail some of my confusions below:
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I’m new to the concept of “local server” vs “remote servers”. Not sure if I am wrong to be thinking about setting up a mysql database already on something like bluehost (or I see digital ocean is also good). I have seen some in the forum suggest focus on “local” before thinking about “hosting”.
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I’m not sure if the introduction of the database manager means that I can take a much easier path somehow? For example, if I’m currently staying on “local”, does this mean that I can ignore any cloud hosting provider, and also ignore 3rd party tools like phpmyadmin/mysql workbench/navicat to manage my database?
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Have seen that there’s some thorough docker articles (the first being: Ultra fast web development with Docker in Wappler). Is docker what I should be focusing on right now?
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I watched this video (a couple of times!)…not sure again if this is still the “latest” place to start given the introduction of v3? Should I alternatively be ignoring hosting for now, and focus on “local”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rKpa_f8hs4
I’m hoping that after a couple of solid weeks of using wrappler, things will “click” intuitively (as they did for me in bubble), but just struggling a little to get going (due to my lack of knowledge almost certainly).
Conscious that this message will probably read as someone who’s very confused at the moment…that’s probably a fair reflection of my mind at the moment. 
I’ve consumed all the possible materials I could find, and just looking for a few hints to help me get into the swing of Wappler which I can see is a great tool.
Many thanks all!
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