desktop

README

Pando Desktop App

Built with Wails v2 — Go backend + React web-ui in a native desktop window.

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21+
• Node.js 18+
• Wails CLI: go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest

Development

make desktop-dev

Starts the app with hot reload. The frontend Vite dev server and Go backend reload on changes.

Build

make desktop-build

Output: desktop/build/bin/pando-desktop (Linux/macOS) or desktop/build/bin/pando-desktop.exe (Windows)

How it works

1. On startup, the desktop app starts the Pando HTTP API server on a random port at 127.0.0.1
2. The React frontend (served via Wails WebView) receives the server URL and auth token via the GetServerInfo() Go binding
3. All API calls are routed to the embedded server — no external network access needed