This is My Software realized with MMF2.5 dev

Hi

Yes you use the website Please login to see this link. to find your WAN IP.
If your IP is dynamic then you have two options. One is to call your ISP and ask to have static IP instead (this might be free or they might cost you an extra small fee each month from your ISP)
The other option is to use a free domain service like noip.com and create a domain name for your IP and have your router to automatically update the IP when it changes (if your router supports that)

If not you have to check the WAN IP manually when you no longer can connect and update the IP address in the Android remote app.

So this is something that you might want to create a guide for, for your customers. How to open ports, find the WAN IP address etc etc.
The other way that would be much easier for your costumers is to have a central server to connect to that relays the information. In order to do that you need to either have that central server hosted on your computer 24/7 or rent a dedicated server that allows you to upload your custom server software and run it. This will be the best for your customers but will cost you monthly.

Daniele, your software looks excellent, one of the best interfaces and design I have seen. I am sure your programming of the software is excellent too. I already created a very robust lacewing server with SQLite built in. Please login to see this link.

I have the server documentation and client examples for you to design your application around the server. All you need to do is place the server on a workstation, port forward the ports tcp/udp in the router and you can server it over the Internet. It has built in 256-bit encryption so all data can be transmitted securely over the port. Built in SQLite will allow you to store client data securely making all information cloud based.

In order to open ports you need to access your router IP (the gateway ip of your connection). Usually it is 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1
There you need to look for something called NAT, Virtual Server or Port Forwarding.
There you need to enter the local IP address of the computer, and then the port (sometimes it is a port range so just enter the same port in every field asking for the port) and then select UDP/TCP and click add. And then save.

If you know what router you have you can look for a guide for just that router here: Please login to see this link.

Once that is done, you should be able to connect to the server through internet using your WAN IP.

Did you change the connect IP for the mobile app to the IP address of the computer? If you are testing on a local network use the local IP of the computer that is running the main software, if it is over internet use the WAN IP and make sure the port is open to the local IP of the computer running the main software.

Daniele, I don't recommend using a public server. You should host your own private server. I included a link in the post if you want to use the lacewing server I created. You only need to learn the syntax, if you want to use the built in SQLite with it. All you need to do is port forward the port you want to use, in the router and you're good to go.

I think MikeB is suggesting not to use a public server not (or surely not only) for safety reasons,
but because -as you said before- nobody grants you it will always be up & running.

I've not completely understood if you're port-forwarding only your home pc to use as a central server (reliable and always-on machine?)
or if you will be asking customers to install their server-app in home pcs and port-forward their routers?

Going with a client app and port forward is surely a cool and technically performant solution,
and scrolling past messages I praise at Decal impressive work and kindness in assisting this issue and providing cool examples.

But I keep suggesting what I was saying in first posts:
a customer-server would be not optimal considering to tell customers doing port forwarding etc.
customers with few technical skills could be a little downset by this / could not be happy to open up their ports

I would definitely consider purchasing a web domain, prices are quite affordable,
and you would have a more reliable and customizable solution.
Don't you already have your own company website?
I'm sure you can get in touch with hosters and ask them what it takes to upload and keep running your lacewing tool,
or if they don't want to / require higher fee --> setting up some small server script just relying messages through home clients/server
if you don't know how to there would be surely software guys around doing this for a small fee

Fusion tutorials for online scoreboards could even be enough for this
(you update some data on the server, your clients polls the server at time intervals to get its latest instructions)

I'm sorry I can't help you with Android communications as I havo no android device,
would only be able to test on a pc emulator and that would make my answer not reliable.

I agree with you port-forwarding customers would have been not an optimal solution,
this is why I'm suggesting a simple and reliable server-side solution
that would only imply a database (you could even already have it in your labdomotic.com domain?)
and very little application server scripting (maybe you have .php capabilities on your domain?)

Sorry, don't want to confound you,
but just as you may consider this alternative option,
I'll briefly describe it:

1) customers client remote apps (in their smartphones) connect to your domain filing the request
----> as simple as connecting to www .Please login to see this link.

2) server script accepts the request (checks for user & password against your customers database)
and sets the value in the database (i.e. "temperature=20") and maybe "flags" this database row "has_been_changed"
this is a very simple script you could find examples even in this forum on how to setup

3) home-domotic app polls every minute or so (if this is an acceptable time frame)
for "has_been_changed" lines in its own database reference
----> as simple as connecting to wPlease login to see this link.
and retrieves modified lines to apply changes ("temperature" has changed? set "temperature" to 20, ^ in the example)

No lacewing needed, no need to upload a server app and keep it running,
solid & reliable domain (yours XD), quite inexpensive: just needs a database and some small scripting.

other pros: you have all your customers real-time status stored in your database and can easily assist them on need
(you could even consider making a login page for them and letting them change settings from a browser)

cons: home-domotic server response would be less "immediate", but I think a 1-minute lag could be acceptable in this application?
(and time frame to poll could be smaller anyway, just said 1 minute to avoid excessive unneeded requests to the server)

I see... if response time is a issue, then yes, lacewing would provide a better solution.
Although one could theorically poll at 1-second intervals, but I wouldn't recommend this
(better looking into Please login to see this link. or Please login to see this link. then - something I've never used unfortunately)

If you have a dedicated pc you can definitely use it as a server
(doing all the stuff you did up to now: port forwarding, keeping your lacewing server app running,
obtaining a static IP or taking advantage of dynamic DNS services such as Please login to see this link.)
wouldn't be as reliable as a hosting company webserver (on paper!) but could probably be enough for your needs

You seem to be already close to this setup then?
If the only thing you miss is debugging the android app, sorry again but can't help

Only thing I can think of is if you checked "permissions" on Android application properties
(could require "internet" i.e.) and maybe your firewall settings to accept external requests

Always nice to see how flexible Fusion can be! Nice job!

I didn't know this was possible to do in Clickteam Fusion.

Impressive!