NodeOS/NodeOS

Features

• JavaScript-Bootable Operating Systems - Boots a Linux kernel with Node.js as the primary userspace, replacing traditional shell utilities with JavaScript execution.
• Node.js Userspace Runtimes - Boots a Linux kernel with Node.js as the primary userspace, replacing traditional shell utilities.
• npm Package System Commands - Maps every npm package to a native OS command, enabling direct execution as system-level programs.
• npm Packages as System Commands - Maps every npm package to a native OS command, enabling direct execution of installed packages as system-level programs.
• Bootable Image Building - Creates and boots from pre-built ISO and disk images with persistent storage.
• Cross-Platform OS Deployment - Deploys the same operating system on real hardware, cloud providers, VMs, and containers.
• Persistent User Home Partitions - Mounts a dedicated usersfs partition for user home directories with persistent storage across reboots.
• Node.js Operating Systems - An operating system that boots a Linux kernel with Node.js as the userspace, running npm packages as native commands.
• Home Directory Isolation - Mounts a usersfs partition and executes an init file from each user's home folder to prevent privilege escalation after boot.
• Multi-User Runtime Isolation - Mounts per-home-directory environments with usersfs partitions to isolate users.
• Multi-Platform Deployments - Runs on real hardware, cloud providers, virtual machines, PaaS, and container platforms.
• Containerized Compatibility Testing - Runs the operating system inside Docker containers for testing and deployment.
• Docker Container Deployments - Publishes official Docker images built from source for testing and deployment.
• Bootable Images with Persistent Storage - Provides pre-built ISO and disk images that boot with persistent user storage.
• Platform-Specific Boot Layers - Uses distinct build layers for different hardware, cloud, VM, and container platforms.

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