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FLY8HT Docs.

Everything you need to take a project from a URL or a folder to a running app on your own machine, and to fix it when something goes wrong.

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Getting started with FLY8HT

Point FLY8HT at a GitHub repository or a folder on your computer, and it gets it running locally in about a minute.

Add a project

Importing a GitHub repository or local folder

The two ways to add a project, and exactly what FLY8HT does with each one.

Understand the build

Understanding the build pipeline

What actually happens between pasting a URL and your app running on localhost.

Browse docs

Every article, grouped the same way as the sidebar.

Get started

Install FLY8HT and get your first project running.

Getting started with FLY8HTPoint FLY8HT at a GitHub repository or a folder on your computer, and it gets it running locally in about a minute.Importing a GitHub repository or local folderThe two ways to add a project, and exactly what FLY8HT does with each one.Connecting GitHub for private repositoriesSign in with GitHub once, and FLY8HT can clone your private repositories too.

Build & run

How builds work, and how to take control when detection isn't enough.

Understanding the build pipelineWhat actually happens between pasting a URL and your app running on localhost.Manually configuring a projectWhen FLY8HT can't work out how to run something on its own, and how to tell it yourself.Environment variables and secretsConfiguration for a project, encrypted at rest on your own computer, never sent anywhere.Docker, isolation, and why FLY8HT asks for itWhy FLY8HT prefers Docker for builds, and exactly what changes if you don't have it.

Develop

Live preview, git and the built-in editor.

Live preview and git, in one placeA real embedded live preview, plus commit, stash and pull, without leaving the app.Editing code without leaving FLY8HTBrowse, edit, and save a project's files right inside FLY8HT, or hand off to VS Code or Cursor.

Reference

Keyboard shortcuts and staying up to date.

Keyboard shortcutsEvery keyboard shortcut FLY8HT supports, in one place.Keeping FLY8HT up to dateFLY8HT checks for updates on its own, and tells you the moment one's ready to install.

Help

Fix failed builds and find quick answers.

Why a build failed, and what to do about itWhat each build-failure message actually means, and the one action that fixes it.Frequently asked questionsQuick answers to the questions we hear most.

More resources

Install FLY8HT

Installers for macOS, Windows and Linux.

Compatibility

Every framework, package manager and tool, with its status.

Changelog

What shipped, release by release.