Getting Started
Start here if you are evaluating AppTego, preparing your first protected build, or explaining the rollout path to another team. This section gives you the shortest route from "what does AppTego do?" to "we have a protected app installed on a real device."
What You Will Learn
| Guide | Use it when you need... |
|---|
| Overview | A full product orientation, first-build walkthrough, capabilities, plans, architecture, and FAQs. |
| How AppTego Works | A simple visual of the configure, upload, protect, and monitor workflow. |
| Architecture Overview | A visual map of portal, API, CI/CD, build processing, protected apps, and monitoring. |
First Build Checklist
Before you upload anything, make sure you have:
| Item | Why it matters |
|---|
A compiled .apk, .aab, or .ipa | AppTego protects compiled artifacts in Standard Mode. |
| Access to the AppTego Portal | You need a tenant before you can configure controls or start builds. |
| A QA device | Real-device testing catches platform behavior that emulators and simulators may miss. |
| A rollout environment | Start in Development or Staging before using Production configuration. |
| A signing plan | Temporary test signing is fine for QA; production releases should use your own signing identity. |
Recommended First Path
- Read the overview to understand Standard Mode, Library Mode, build processing, and monitoring.
- Configure a small baseline of detections in Log mode.
- Upload a QA build through Application Builds.
- Install the protected output on physical Android and iOS devices that represent your release audience.
- Review detection events, dashboard signals, and build history.
- Add stricter responses, prevention controls, network protections, and obfuscation after validation.
- Move repeatable builds into CI/CD once the manual flow is understood.
Where To Go Next
