browserpass-native

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Browserpass native client app

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- ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
- chromium-host.json
- chromium-policy.json
- firefox-host.json
- README.md
- request-configure.hex.txt
- errors.go
- helpers.go
- generic.go
- openbsd.go
- syslog.go
- unsupported.go
- windows.go
- common.go
- configure.go
- delete.go
- fetch.go
- list.go
- process.go
- process_test.go
- save.go
- tree.go
- response.go
- version.go
.editorconfig
.gitignore
.version
Dockerfile
go.mod
go.sum
LICENSE
main.go
Makefile
PROTOCOL.md
README.md
windows-setup.wxs

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code

git clone https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-native

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd browserpass-native

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended

Prerequisites

Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.

brew tap amar1729/formulae

Registers this project's repository (tap) with Homebrew.

brew install browserpass # this will print further installation instructions, e.g. for Firefox:

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew — no source build required.

✅ 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 build -t browserpass-native .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/src browserpass-native

Runs the built image as an actual container.

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/src browserpass-native test

Runs the built image as an actual container.

- [Build using Docker](#build-using-docker)

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

✅ 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. Go

Medium

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Go The Go compiler and toolchain.

go build ./...

Compiles the Go program into an executable.

go run .

Runs the Go program directly without a separate build step.

✅ If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.

5. Make

Medium

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).

make BIN=browserpass-XXXX configure # Configure the hosts json files

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make BIN=browserpass-darwin64 PREFIX=/usr/local configure # Configure the hosts json files

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make configure # Configure the hosts json files

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

✅ If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.