WebVM is a server-less virtual Linux environment running client-side
WebVM is an open-source Linux virtualization platform on GitHub, focusing on CPU and HDD compatibility. Users connect via Tailscale for networking, engaging the community through Discord and GitHub for issue tracking.
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The news discusses WebVM, a Linux virtualization platform built on WebAssembly. The project is open-source and available on GitHub for collaboration. It emphasizes compatibility with various CPU and HDD configurations. Users can connect to WebVM via Tailscale for networking purposes. Additionally, the project encourages community engagement through Discord and GitHub for issue tracking. The platform is designed to run Linux environments efficiently using WebAssembly technology.
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36 commentsVMs
https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ (https://github.com/jsdf/pce)
https://www.pcjs.org/ (lots of hardware and OSes) (https://github.com/jeffpar/pcjs)
Mac OS
https://infinitemac.org/ (https://blog.persistent.info/2023/03/infinitemac-dot-org.htm...)
https://jamesfriend.com.au/projects/basiliskii/BasiliskII-wo...
"WebVM is based on a CheerpX build that we host. We encourage users to deploy their own versions of WebVM, but we don’t currently allow self-hosting of the CheerpX engine itself. This public build of CheerpX is provided as-is and is free to use for technological exploration, testing and non-commercial uses. If you want to build a product on top of CheerpX/WebVM, please get in touch:"
https://labs.leaningtech.com/blog/mini-webvm-your-linux-box-...
Even better, consider joining our Discord: https://discord.gg/yTNZgySKGa
It's a Linux command line environment running in a browser. Slowly.
Also, for the use case of local dev environment for Web IDEs, this doesn't look fast enough.
node --version
user@:~$ time node -e "console.log('Hello')"
Hello
real 0m7.693s
user 0m0.012s
sys 0m0.000sHow do you import a .exe compiled elsewhere, curl, scp?
This is a Linux environment, but it can run Windows apps? How does that work?
I’ve said for a while that a browser is basically its own operating system. Now it can host operating systems!
Error: /proc must be mounted
If a browser is not supported, the site should display a specific error message.
/sarcasm
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