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README
OS.js
OS.js is an open-source web desktop platform with a window manager, application APIs, GUI toolkit, filesystem abstractions and much more.
Backing/Donations: Github sponsorship, Patreon, OpenCollective, LibrePay, PayPal, Bitcoin
Support: Chat, Forums, Twitter, Facebook
Introduction
This is the OS.js base repository that you can use as a template to make your own distributions, installations and development environments.
Try it yourself
Visit the official demo for a preview version. Please note that some features are disabled and might be outdated or unavailable at times.
Documentation
See the official manuals for articles, tutorials and guides.
There's also a contribution guide if you want to contribute to this project.
Installation
OS.js runs on
http://localhost:8000by default.
Using a pre-made image
You can use the official Docker base image to run OS.js without downloading this repository.
This image is based on this source code and comes with a minimal setup.
docker run -p 8000:8000 osjs/osjs:latest
Using this repository
Clone the master branch:
You can also download an archived version (ex. zip file) instead of using git.
git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/os-js/OS.js.git
cd OS.js
Docker Compose installation
The easiest way to install is to use Docker Compose. This allows you to run a single command to set everything up:
docker-compose up
Local installation
You can also install this directly onto your system by using the following set of commands.
NOTE: Requires Node v10 (or later. node 17 not currently supported without workaround).
# Install dependencies
npm install
# It's recommended that you update dependencies
npm update
# Optionally install extra packages:
# For a list of packages, see https://manual.os-js.org/resource/official/
npm install @osjs/example-application
# Discover installed packages
npm run package:discover
# Build client
npm run build
# Start serving
npm run serve
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the OS.js README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.