Tachidesk is as multi-platform as you can get. Any platform that runs java and/or has a modern browser can run it. This includes Windows, Linux, macOS, chrome OS, etc. Follow [Downloading and Running the app](#downloading-and-running-the-app) for installation instructions.
**Tachidesk needs serious front-end dev help for it's reader and other parts, if you like the app and want to see it become better please don't hesitate to contribute some code!**
**Note:** Keep in mind that Tachidesk is alpha software and can break rarely and/or with each update. See [Troubleshooting](https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk/wiki/Troubleshooting) if it happens.
You should have The Java Runtime Environment(JRE) 8 or newer and a modern browser installed(Google is your friend for seeking assitance). Also an internet connection is required as almost everything this app does is downloading stuff.
Download the latest "Stable" jar release from [the releases section](https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk/releases) or a preview jar build from [the preview repository](https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk-preview/releases).
Double click on the jar file or run `java -jar Tachidesk-vX.Y.Z-rxxx.jar` (or `java -jar Tachidesk-latest.jar` if you have the latest preview) from a Terminal/Command Prompt window to run the app which will open a new browser window automatically. Also the System Tray Icon is your friend if you need to open the browser window again or close Tachidesk.
Download the latest "Stable" win32 or win64 (depending on your system, usually you want win64) release from [the releases section](https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk/releases) or a preview one from [the preview repository](https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk-preview/releases).
The Windows specific build has java bundled inside, so you don't have to install java to use it. Unzip `Tachidesk-vX.Y.Z-rxxx-win64.zip` and run one of the Launcher files depending on what you want(see bellow). The rest works like the previous section.
#### Windows Launchers
-`Tachidesk Electron Launcher.bat`: Launches Tachidesk inside Electron as a desktop applicaton
-`Tachidesk Browser Launcher.bat`: Launches Tachidesk in a browser window
-`Tachidesk Debug Launcher.bat`: Launches Tachidesk with debug logs attached. If Tachidesk doesn't work for you, running this can give you insight into why.
Check our Offical Docker release [Tachidesk Container](https://github.com/orgs/Suwayomi/packages/container/package/tachidesk) or use [arbuilder's](https://github.com/arbuilder/Tachidesk-docker) tachidesk docker repo for installation. Source code for our container is available at [docker-tachidesk](https://github.com/Suwayomi/docker-tachidesk). By default the server will be running on http://localhost:4567 open this url in your browser.
Install from the command line:
```
$ docker pull ghcr.io/suwayomi/tachidesk
```
Run Container from the command line:
```
$ docker run -p 4567:4567 ghcr.io/suwayomi/tachidesk
You can run Tachidesk on your computer or a server and connect to it remotely through the web interface with a web browser on any device including a mobile or tablet or even your smart TV!, this method of using Tachidesk is only recommended if you are a power user and know what you are doing.
This project is a spiritual successor of [TachiWeb-Server](https://github.com/Tachiweb/TachiWeb-server), Many of the ideas and the groundwork adopted in this project comes from TachiWeb.
The `AndroidCompat` module was originally developed by [@null-dev](https://github.com/null-dev) for [TachiWeb-Server](https://github.com/Tachiweb/TachiWeb-server) and is licensed under `Apache License Version 2.0`.
