nativefier

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Make any web page a desktop application

  • .dockerignore
  • .editorconfig
  • .env
  • .gitignore
  • .npmignore
  • .npmrc
  • .nvmrc
  • API.md
  • base-eslintrc.js
  • CATALOG.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • Dockerfile
  • HACKING.md
  • LICENSE.md
  • npm-shrinkwrap.json
  • package.json
  • README.md
  • tsconfig-base.json

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd nativefier

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker run --rm -v ~/nativefier-apps:/target/ nativefier/nativefier https://mail.google.com/ /target/

Runs the built image as an actual container.

docker run --rm -v ~/my-icons-folder/:/src -v $TARGET-PATH:/target nativefier/nativefier --icon /src/icon.png --name whatsApp -p linux -a x64 https://web.whatsapp.com/ /target/

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd app

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.
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