The developer of Puter announces that after 3 years of development and the acquisition of over a million users, its project has become open source. It is an instrument that its author himself calls “Internet OS” because it integrates all the features of an advanced operating system accessible via a web browser.
Puter is a desktop environment (desktop environment) advanced, now open source (published on GitHub), designed to be feature-rich, blazingly fast, and highly extensible, all directly from the browser.
The software can be used to build remote desktop environments or as an interface for i cloud storage services, remote servers, web hosting platforms and much more. A demo of Puter is available at this address.
How to install Puter on your systems
To launch Puter on your systems, just apply a few simple steps:
- Clone the project repository with the statement
git clone https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter - Access the Puter folder:
cd puter - Install the necessary dependencies:
npm install - Start the application with the following command:
npm start
Access to the Puter interface is possible by typing the address http://localhost:4000. Port 4000 is the one used by default; if it is occupied by another server component, Puter will use the immediately following one.
For reasons of performancePuter is developed using simple JavaScript and jQuery code instead of relying on frameworks like React, Angular, Vue, etc.
Puter not only offers an advanced browser-level desktop environment, but its status as an open source product further increases its value, making it a powerful and accessible resource for the developer community. Its top-notch performance, flexibility and active community makes Puter an attractive option for anyone looking for an innovative and customizable alternative in the desktop landscape.
The developer has also prepared a practical guide to explain to users how to use Puter in production and deploy it on multiple systems.