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Crows Nest API - This is an ASP.NET web app that runs under IIS and is the middleman between the mobile app and the SQL server. It is only necessary if the mobile app will be used (most customers do this). This can be configured with only intranet access for mobile devices on the Wi-Fi network and if . If you want to configure for mobile devices outside your network, you would configure port-forwarding from your gateway to the API and create a public DNS record to make it easier to enter the site address in settings on the mobile app. If setting up for internet connections I also recommend installing an SSL certificate on the API. You can purchase your own certificate for this. I have a wildcard certificate you could use but it would be using the crowsnestsoftware.com domain so I would need to manage the DNS record
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