Do I need a server to build an app?

The short answer to this question is yes – you will need some sort of server space in order to serve application content to customers . … … That’s because most mobile apps are Cloud Applications and require an external server to generate most of the app functionality.

To install Application Server as a role on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, follow the steps below:

You have to understand that for any communication between web application, mobile application or desktop application, there will always be a server . Even in file sharing applications like shareit, one mobile app works as server and same mobile app elsewhere works as client.