Restfox

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Offline-First Minimalistic HTTP & Socket Testing Client for the Web & Desktop

  • .editorconfig
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • LICENSE
  • package.json
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd Restfox

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.
  • Scoop A package manager for Windows.
brew install restfox

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew β€” no source build required.

scoop install restfox

Installs directly via Scoop (Windows).

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker run --name Restfox -d -p 4004:4004 flawiddsouza/restfox:0.40.0

Runs the built image as an actual container.

docker-compose up -d

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

docker-compose -p 5000:4004 up -d

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

RESTFOX_VERSION=0.40.0 docker-compose up -d

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

docker build -t restfox:xx .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
npm run dev

Starts the development/run server.

npm run build

Builds optimized production files.

npm run build-desktop

Builds optimized production files.

npm run build-web-standalone

Builds optimized production files.

npm i @codemirror/autocomplete@latest @codemirror/commands@latest @codemirror/lang-javascript@latest @codemirror/lang-json@latest @codemirror/language@latest @codemirror/search@latest @codemirror/state@latest @codemirror/view@latest

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
pip install .

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

python <μ‹€ν–‰ν•  파일λͺ…>.py # READMEμ—μ„œ μ •ν™•ν•œ μ‹€ν–‰ 파일λͺ…을 ν™•μΈν•˜μ„Έμš”

Runs the Python script (or module).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

6. Rust

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Rust (rustup) Installing via rustup also installs cargo.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd packages/tauri/src-tauri

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

cargo build --release

Compiles the Rust project.

cargo run

Builds and then immediately runs the program.

βœ… If cargo build finishes without errors, it worked. The executable is created under target/.
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