puter/README.md

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Puter

Puter is an advanced, open-source internet operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible. Puter can be used as:

• An alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc. with a fresh interface and powerful features.
• A platform for building and hosting websites, web apps, and games.
• Remote desktop environment for servers and workstations.
• A friendly, open-source project and community to learn about web development, cloud computing, distributed systems, and much more!

Getting Started

💻 Local Development

git clone https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter
cd puter
cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm start

This will launch Puter at http://localhost:4000 (or the next available port).

🐳 Docker

mkdir puter && cd puter && mkdir -p puter/config puter/data && sudo chown -R 1000:1000 puter && docker run --rm -p 4100:4100 -v `pwd`/puter/config:/etc/puter -v `pwd`/puter/data:/var/puter  ghcr.io/heyputer/puter

🐙 Docker Compose

mkdir -p puter/config puter/data
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 puter
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HeyPuter/puter/main/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up

☁️ Puter.com

Puter is available as a hosted service at puter.com.

🏠 Self-Hosting

Please refer to the Self-Hosting instructions.

License

This repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0; However, our SDK (puter.js) is also available under Apache 2.0, as indicated by the license file in that section (packages/puter-js) of this repository.

#DoesItRunPuter

• Minecraft | video
• Samsung Watch
• PlayStation 4
• Skyworth TV
• A Fridge!
• Oculus Quest 2
• Tesla Model 3
• Tesla Model S
• Tesla Model Y
• Nintendo Switch
• Steam Deck

Credits

The default wallpaper is created by Milad Fakurian and published on Unsplash.

Icons by Papirus under GPL-3.0 license.

Icons by Iconoir under MIT license.

Icons by Elementary Icons under GPL-3.0 license.

Icons by Tabler Icons under MIT license.

Icons by bootstrap-icons under MIT license.