this is the backend server which powers user and session management, filesystem and messaging (and prob more later) for ArcOS' frontend

Before you continue, make sure you install the system prerequisites:

• Git
• Python 3.11 or higher
• Rust Toolchain (can be installed via rustup)

Once the prerequisites are met, you can execute the following commands to clone the API, Install dependencies and run it for the first time:

$ git clone https://github.com/IzK-ArcOS/ArcOS-API-Rewritten  # Clone repository
$ cd ArcOS-API-Rewritten/

$ python -m venv venv # Create virtual enviorment for ArcAPI
$ py -m venv venv  # Create virtual enviroment for ArcAPI (Windows only)

# Activate virtual enviroment (you will need to do this each time when launching ArcAPI)
# If on *nix:
$ source venv/bin/activate
# If on windows (cmd, on powershell replace `.bat` with `.ps1`):
$ venv/Scripts/activate.bat

$ pip install -r requirements.txt  # Satisfy dependencies

$ python3 ./main.py # Start the API

$ deactivate  # Deactivate virtual enviroment

When running the API for the first time, a configuration file will be created called config.yaml, in which you can personalize your ArcAPI instance.

to launch you can just do:

• linux: ./main.py (assuming file permissions are transferred, otherwise first do chmod +x main.py)
• windows: py main.py

default config wil be created right after the first launch and placed in config.yaml file