Connecting your own server
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This page focuses on pointing tools and traffic at your own Deployment server (e.g., Figma plugin connection, DNS/SSL concepts). You can now create and manage Deployments yourself—see “Create and manage Deployments”. After creation, complete configuration steps (domain/DNS, mail SMTP, Maps) using “Setting up your custom Buzzy app”.
If you have your own Buzzy Deployment, you’ll want to connect your Buzzy Figma plugin to your server so your Figma file publishes to it, not the default app.buzzy.buzz server.
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Before you start, make sure you have configured your server, and any DNS changes have propagated. For DNS guidance, see “Setting up your custom Buzzy app”.
Once that’s ready, disconnect your Buzzy Figma plugin from the default server. Open Figma and launch the Buzzy plugin (on any Figma file). Go to the ‘Settings’ tab in the plugin (the cog icon), and click ‘Disconnect from Buzzy’. This will also log you out of the Buzzy CMS if you have it open in a browser window.
The plugin will log you out of Buzzy, and display its connection screen. Click the ‘Server URL’ link at the bottom left.
Enter your server URL (without the trailing slash /) and click ‘Apply’.
Important: Do _not_** include a trailing slash / in your server url !** The input may try to add it by default - make sure you delete it if it’s there.
The plugin will attempt to contact your Buzzy server—this may take some time. It will then refresh and display the connection screen again. Click ‘Connect to Buzzy’ and proceed as normal.
If you made a mistake entering your server url and get the timeout screen, or want to reset it to the default (https://app.buzzy.buzz), simply hit the ‘Reset’ button.
Note: Your plugin connection settings apply across the board within Figma—if you connect the plugin to your server, it will remain connected to that server even if you switch Figma files. To switch, disconnect the plugin and connect it to the relevant server for your next file/app.