Is it possible to create Custom App on Frappe Cloud and export it?

Frappe Cloud
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I am currently exploring Frappe Cloud and I want to create custom application with several DocTypes, including hirearchical structures etc.

My questions are:

  1. Can I create custom application on Frappe Cloud and later export it to my GitHub?
  2. Is it possible to include custom scripts, workflows and reports in the exported app, or are there any restrictions?

Thanks in advance

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I think Frappe Cloud restricts development mode. You need SSH access to properly export all kinds of customisation and then push the App to a git repo. For me local development and exporting worked. Then I pull my git changes to cloud.
Please do correct me if I am wrong.

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Yeah, as I understand it (still new at this), Frappe Cloud is designed with a certain level of security and support in mind and won’t allow the full access necessary to create a custom app. You can install already-created custom apps, and if you have the right plan, you can create server scripts, but you can’t create a custom app on Frappe Cloud. You need to set up a development environment elsewhere, activate developer mode, and then you can create a custom app. Once it’s working, you can install it on Frappe Cloud or elsewhere.

(I’ve installed ERPNext on a virtual private server using the frappe_docker project, but you could simply do a local install if you expect to be the only developer working on your custom app.)

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You can SSH into a private bench (which will cost more)

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Packages were made exactly for this purpose: Packages

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