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Development Setup

Prerequisites

Tool Version Install
Go 1.23+ golang.org
Node.js 24+ nodejs.org
Wails CLI latest go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest

Clone and Run

git clone https://github.com/peasantsai/stargrazer.git
cd stargrazer
wails dev

wails dev starts:

  • Go backend with hot reload
  • Vite dev server for frontend
  • Opens the app window

Bundled Chromium

The assets/uc-* directories are gitignored. For development, download Ungoogled Chromium for your platform and extract to assets/. The app auto-detects the binary.

Checking Your Environment

wails doctor

Building

# Standard
wails build

# Windows + NSIS installer
wails build -nsis

# Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)
wails build -tags webkit2_41

# Obfuscated
wails build -obfuscated