Making yours the startup application

Normally when you see web2py the welcome app appears:

As you know, the welcome app is just any old web2py application. So how do you make yours the startup app? By creating a routes.py file that points to it.

This example assumes there is no current routes.py file in the web2py directory. If there is, make a backup copy of it.

Go to the web2py directory.

# Your web2py may be in a different location
$ cd /usr/local/web2py

Fire up your favorite text editor and write this short python script. Replace todo with the directory name of your application. If following through this book as a tutorial just leave it as is.

# file: routes.py
routers = dict(
    BASE = dict(
        default_application='todo',
    )
)

That's it. The next time you start web2py you'll see a new default application. It will come in handy when you point a domain name to your website.