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Aiden McClelland 2adf34fbaf misc fixes (#2892)
* use docker for build steps that require linux when not on linux

* use fuse for overlay

* quiet mountpoint

* node 22

* misc fixes

* make shasum more compliant

* optimize download-base-image.sh with cleaner url handling and checksum verification

* fix script

* fixes #2900

* bump node and npm versions in web readme

* Minor pl.ts fixes

* fixes in response to synapse issues

* beta.8

* update ts-matches

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* pl.ts finetuning

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Co-authored-by: Mariusz Kogen <k0gen@pm.me>
Co-authored-by: Matt Hill <mattnine@protonmail.com>
2025-04-28 17:33:41 -06:00

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# Setting up your development environment on Debian/Ubuntu
A step-by-step guide
> This is the only officially supported build environment.
> MacOS has limited build capabilities and Windows requires [WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
## Installing dependencies
Run the following commands one at a time
```sh
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl gpg build-essential
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg-architecture -q DEB_HOST_ARCH) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y sed grep gawk jq gzip brotli containerd.io docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-compose-plugin qemu-user-static binfmt-support squashfs-tools git debspawn rsync b3sum
sudo mkdir -p /etc/debspawn/
echo "AllowUnsafePermissions=true" | sudo tee /etc/debspawn/global.toml
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo su $USER
docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all
docker buildx create --use
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh # proceed with default installation
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install 22
nvm use 22
nvm alias default 22 # this prevents your machine from reverting back to another version
```
## Cloning the repository
```sh
git clone --recursive https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os.git --branch next/major
cd start-os
```
## Building an ISO
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make iso
```
This will build an ISO for your current architecture. If you are building to run on an architecture other than the one you are currently on, replace `$(uname -m)` with the correct platform for the device (one of `aarch64`, `aarch64-nonfree`, `x86_64`, `x86_64-nonfree`, `raspberrypi`)
## Creating a VM
### Install virt-manager
```sh
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y virt-manager
sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER
sudo su $USER
```
### Launch virt-manager
```sh
virt-manager
```
### Create new virtual machine
![Select "Create a new virtual machine"](assets/create-vm/step-1.png)
![Click "Forward"](assets/create-vm/step-2.png)
![Click "Browse"](assets/create-vm/step-3.png)
![Click "+"](assets/create-vm/step-4.png)
#### make sure to set "Target Path" to the path to your results directory in start-os
![Create storage pool](assets/create-vm/step-5.png)
![Select storage pool](assets/create-vm/step-6.png)
![Select ISO](assets/create-vm/step-7.png)
![Select "Generic or unknown OS" and click "Forward"](assets/create-vm/step-8.png)
![Set Memory and CPUs](assets/create-vm/step-9.png)
![Create disk](assets/create-vm/step-10.png)
![Name VM](assets/create-vm/step-11.png)
![Create network](assets/create-vm/step-12.png)
## Updating a VM
The fastest way to update a VM to your latest code depends on what you changed:
### UI or startd:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make update-startbox REMOTE=start9@<VM IP>
```
### Container runtime or debian dependencies:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make update-deb REMOTE=start9@<VM IP>
```
### Image recipe:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make update-squashfs REMOTE=start9@<VM IP>
```
---
If the device you are building for is not available via ssh, it is also possible to use `magic-wormhole` to send the relevant files.
### Prerequisites:
```sh
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y magic-wormhole
```
As before, the fastest way to update a VM to your latest code depends on what you changed. Each of the following commands will return a command to paste into the shell of the device you would like to upgrade.
### UI or startd:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make wormhole
```
### Container runtime or debian dependencies:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make wormhole-deb
```
### Image recipe:
```sh
PLATFORM=$(uname -m) ENVIRONMENT=dev make wormhole-squashfs
```