Web based manager to start and stop apps and commands. The App Manager starts server and you can control it from website from any device, that can reach the main PC, where the App Manager is running. On Windows it uses Windows Job Object and on Linux PID processes tracking to eventually stop all the processes, when requsted.
By default it starts at https://127.0.0.1:9999 and secret token is my_secret_token (you can to change it in data/config.ini). By design only one "app" can run at one time, but you can bundle multiple commands or executables under single app.
Just download latest release.
Edit the data/config.ini, change your secret token (password) that is used to authenticate the user request and port, where the website should be served.
Edit the data/config.json to add more apps. Under "app" you can list multiple commands that you want to execute. These can be .exe / .sh / .bat or other exectutables or other commands you might need. If you include ~ in the path, it will resolve it to absolute path at you user directory. You can change config.json during runtime.
Navigate to https://127.0.0.1:9999 (replace with your port number). Click download and download the provided CA certificate to your remote device to prevent security warning about unsecure https / SSL connection.
Download .crt certfificate. Find the .cert in files, tap it. Go to Settings → General → VPN & Device Management (or Profiles) and tap the downloaded profile. Tap Install (enter passcode if prompted). Then enable trust: Settings → General → About → Certificate Trust Settings → turn ON full trust for the new CA.
Download .crt certfificate. Go to Settings->search "certificate"->CA certificate->Install anyway select your .crt file.
Install python and create virtual environment.
pyenv install 3.13.12pyenv local 3.13.12pyenv rehashpython -m venv venv- Windows
venv\Scripts\activate
- Linux / macOS
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
Then you can build by:
- Windows
.\build.bat
- Linux / macOS
./build.sh
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