Is Desktop app just a client?

Self-Hosted | v5
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Hello,

I’m new here, mueen.

I installed the desktop app via snap. After opening the app, it tells me to login, which made me a bit confused.

There is not much documentation about the desktop app (I checked the github[dot]io docs).

  1. Is the desktop app just a client and not a server?
  2. If it is both, how do I login to a self-hosted server?
  3. If it is just a client, what is the easiest non-techie way to deploy the server on the same machine to make it a ‘local’ app?
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Hi,

  1. That is correct
  2. N/A
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Note: I’m not sure how well the app will work as a local app, some features (ie. the client portal) are designed to be served publicly.

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The end-user doesn’t wish to have a client portal.

I will investigate the self-host options. Perhaps a Docker container will be the solution for a localhost.