Title: Existing app
Last modified: September 20, 2021

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# Existing app

 *  Resolved [cmateam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmateam/)
 * (@cmateam)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-app/)
 * I have created a web app in Digital Ocean. I created a local WordPress installation
   and installed the ReactPress plugin. Can I use the existing react app to connect
   to my local WordPress using the ReactPress plugin? If I can do that, what is 
   the procedure?

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 *  Plugin Author [rockiger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rockiger/)
 * (@rockiger)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-app/#post-14896515)
 * The workflow for ReactPress is as follows:
    1.  Install ReactPress on your local WordPress installation
    2.  Use create-react-app from the command line in the apps folder shown in ReactPress
    3.  Reload ReactPress page and give the app a slug
    4.  Develop your React app
    5.  Build the app
    6.  Install ReactPress on live WordPress site
    7.  Create the same folder there (no need for create-react-app) there
    8.  Upload the build folder of your React app into the created folder.
    9.  Reload ReactPress page and give the app the SAME slug.
 * You need to build your React app inside your local WP installation, otherwise
   it won’t work.

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 * Last reply from: [rockiger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rockiger/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-app/#post-14896515)
 * Status: resolved