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Show HN: FileCream – A web-based operating system

15 points by ent101 5y ago

culpable_pickle 5y ago
As an operating system, how can I execute arbitrary programs in it?
- ent101 5y ago
  It's coming up. I'm testing it t the moment. This was way more difficult than I expected lol
  - sopexe3525 5y ago
    It it going to way more difficult until you spin up a VM somewhere in cloud. Basically what you're trying to is to emulate an OS behavior within JS and that's will have a lot limitation and performance penalty. Heads up: All the buttons and other UI component you see in a desktop app will not translate to html div or span so you would end up rendering in canvas.
1cvmask 5y ago
What is your target market? Enterprise? And what is built on?
- ent101 5y ago
  I'm not sure yet. It's built mostly in vanilla JS for the frontend and node for the backend.
schemescape 5y ago
Are there screenshots?
- ent101 5y ago
  Yes, if you view the website on desktop there is a screenshot on the homepage. I'm gonna add more, this is very beta right now. edit: https://filecream.com/assets/img/screenshot.png https://filecream.com/assets/img/screenshot.png
  - deleted 5y ago
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pipeline_peak 5y ago
It seems more like a UI shell than an a full OS. Does this run web apps in standalone windows in it’s desktop? I’m just not quite sure what this is.
JustroX 5y ago
looks great
seanw444 5y ago
Seems to be a very similar idea to https://www.os-js.org/ https://www.os-js.org/
c1yd3i 5y ago
This is the worst name for a product I've ever heard.
- ent101 5y ago
  Could you please explain why this is a bad name? I'm genuinely interested since English is not my mother tongue.
  - alephaleph 5y ago
    Firstly, the title only vaguely relates to the product. Secondly, the word ‘cream’ outside of a culinary context usually either means some sort of medication you rub on your body, or it’s a slang word for ejaculation.
    - ent101 5y ago
      I see. Thank you very much.
mslima 5y ago
If anyone is looking for a linux OS running a web-interface on top of docker, look for Vessel. https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel/raw/master/vessel.png https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel/raw/master/vessel.p... Vessel is a portable web operating system distribution. By deploying the vessel machine you have pre-configured servers such as Portainer, Owncloud, Jenkins, Redis, LAMP, Ubuntu XFCE with noVNC, MySQL and more! https://www.vultr.com/marketplace/apps/vessel https://www.vultr.com/marketplace/apps/vessel There is also an AWS AMI available (see github for details)

15 points by ent101 5y ago

culpable_pickle 5y ago

As an operating system, how can I execute arbitrary programs in it?

ent101 5y ago
It's coming up. I'm testing it t the moment. This was way more difficult than I expected lol
- sopexe3525 5y ago
  It it going to way more difficult until you spin up a VM somewhere in cloud. Basically what you're trying to is to emulate an OS behavior within JS and that's will have a lot limitation and performance penalty. Heads up: All the buttons and other UI component you see in a desktop app will not translate to html div or span so you would end up rendering in canvas.

1cvmask 5y ago

What is your target market? Enterprise? And what is built on?

ent101 5y ago
I'm not sure yet. It's built mostly in vanilla JS for the frontend and node for the backend.

schemescape 5y ago

Are there screenshots?

ent101 5y ago
Yes, if you view the website on desktop there is a screenshot on the homepage. I'm gonna add more, this is very beta right now. edit: https://filecream.com/assets/img/screenshot.png https://filecream.com/assets/img/screenshot.png
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

pipeline_peak 5y ago

It seems more like a UI shell than an a full OS. Does this run web apps in standalone windows in it’s desktop? I’m just not quite sure what this is.

JustroX 5y ago

looks great

seanw444 5y ago

Seems to be a very similar idea to https://www.os-js.org/ https://www.os-js.org/

c1yd3i 5y ago

This is the worst name for a product I've ever heard.

ent101 5y ago
Could you please explain why this is a bad name? I'm genuinely interested since English is not my mother tongue.
- alephaleph 5y ago
  Firstly, the title only vaguely relates to the product. Secondly, the word ‘cream’ outside of a culinary context usually either means some sort of medication you rub on your body, or it’s a slang word for ejaculation.
  - ent101 5y ago
    I see. Thank you very much.

mslima 5y ago

If anyone is looking for a linux OS running a web-interface on top of docker, look for Vessel. https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel/raw/master/vessel.png https://github.com/matheussantana/vessel/raw/master/vessel.p... Vessel is a portable web operating system distribution. By deploying the vessel machine you have pre-configured servers such as Portainer, Owncloud, Jenkins, Redis, LAMP, Ubuntu XFCE with noVNC, MySQL and more! https://www.vultr.com/marketplace/apps/vessel https://www.vultr.com/marketplace/apps/vessel There is also an AWS AMI available (see github for details)