neko-custom/README.md

n.eko

This is a proof of concept project I threw together over the last few days, it's not perfect, but it looks nice. This uses web rtc to stream a desktop inside of a docker container, I made this because rabb.it went under and my internet can't handle streaming and discord keeps crashing. I just want to watch anime with my friends ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) so I started digging throughout the net and found a few kinda clones, but non of them had the virtual browser, then I found Turtus and I was able to figure out the rest. This is by no means a fully featured clone of rabbit, it hs only one room. Its stateless, so no saved user names or passwords.

Why n.eko?

I like cats (Neko is the Japanese word for cat), I'm a weeb/nerd, I own the domain n.eko.moe and I love the logo /shrug

Super easy mode setup

1. Deploy a Server/VPS

   Recomended Specs: (Note: these may not be correct, I did a small round testing, 4c/4gb worked fine with small hickups here and there)

   Resolution	Cores	Ram	Recommendation
   576p	2	2gb	Not Recommended
   720p	4	4gb	Good Performance
   720p	6	4-6gb	Recommended
   720p+	8	8gb+	Best Performance

2. SSH into your box

3. Install Docker

   curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | CHANNEL=stable bash
   

4. Run these commands:

   ufw allow 80/tcp
   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nurdism/neko/master/docker-compose.yaml
   docker-compose up -d
   

5. Visit the IP address of the droplet in your browser and login, the default password is neko

Protip: Run nano docker-compose.yaml to edit the settings, then press ctrl+x to exit and save the file.

Running the container:

sudo docker run -p 8080:8080 -e NEKO_PASSWORD='secret' -e NEKO_ADMIN='secret' --shm-size=1gb nurdism/neko:latest 

Note: --shm-size=1gb is required, firefox-esr tabs will crash

Config

SCREEN_WIDTH=1280       // Display width
SCREEN_HEIGHT=720       // Display height
SCREEN_DEPTH=24         // Display bit depth
DISPLAY=:99.0           // Display number

NEKO_PASSWORD=neko      // Password
NEKO_ADMIN=neko         // Admin Password
NEKO_BIND=0.0.0.0:8080  // Bind
NEKO_KEY=               // (SSL)Key, needed for clipboard sync
NEKO_CERT=              // (SSL)Cert, needed for clipboard sync

Development

Highly recommend you use a dev container for vscode, I've included the .devcontainer I've used to develop this app. To build neko run: cd .docker && ./build

Non Goals

• Turning n.eko into a service that serves multiple rooms and browsers/desktops.
• Voice chat, use Discord)