Accessing NovaOS
There are several ways to access NovaOS. Here is a list of ways on how:
The public version
The public version of NovaOS is a version that is intended for public use. This includes use of the webpage hosted in GitHub Pages.
The public version has this link: https://adthoughtsglobal.github.io/Nova-OS/
There is a redirect site that links to this public version hosted at https://novaos.netlify.app/. But it is being slowly discarded from usage.
The development version
NovaOS Experiments is a project under adthoughtsglobal that is dedicated to test and implement new features in NovaOS. See a whole list of Experiments here.
The development version or usually called as the 'dev' version ('ondev version', 'dev ver', 'experiment version' 'nova flags version'), is not intended for public use and may cause issues.
This includes use of the webpage hosted in GitHub Pages. This is due to the direct pushes of updates that are being made and are not polished.
The on-development version has this link: https://adthoughtsglobal.github.io/nova-dev-repl-rl
Hosting NovaOS locally
Locally hosting NovaOS is possible and is okay unless its source code is changed (Refer Adthoughtsglobal NovaOS Terms of use).
Here are the steps to do so with VSCode, Git and the VSCode extension made by Microsoft called 'live server'.
- Install VSCode, Git and the VSCode extension made by Microsoft called 'live server' (store link).
- Link Git with VSCode. (Learn How)
- Open VS Code and open a terminal (`Ctrl+``).
- Run this command: `git clone https://github.com/adthoughtsglobal/Nova-OS.git`
- Navigate to the clone directory: `cd Nova-OS`
- Open Nova-OS in VSCode: `code .`
- Right click index.html and click on Open with Live Server.
This uses the public version to make a copy and run it locally.
