Features

A complete list of everything PC2 offers today.

Core Platform

Desktop Environment

• Full Desktop UI — Puter-compatible interface with taskbar, app launcher, and window management
• File Manager — Browse, upload, download, rename, delete files and folders
• Right-Click Menus — Context menus for all operations
• Drag & Drop — Move files between folders, upload by dragging
• Multi-Window — Run multiple apps simultaneously
• Keyboard Shortcuts — Standard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, etc.)

Authentication

• Wallet Login — MetaMask, WalletConnect, Coinbase Wallet
• Social Login — Google, Twitter, Email via Particle Network
• Session Persistence — Stay logged in across page refreshes
• Multi-Device — Access from any browser with your wallet

Storage

• IPFS Integration — Decentralized, content-addressed storage
• Local Filesystem — Files stored on your hardware
• SQLite Database — Fast metadata queries
• Wallet-Scoped — Each wallet gets isolated storage

Built-in Apps

AI Integration

Supported Providers

• Ollama — Run AI completely locally (recommended for privacy)
• OpenAI — GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-3.5
• Anthropic — Claude Opus 4, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude 3.5
• Google — Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Pro
• xAI — Grok 3, Grok 2

AI Features

• Chat Sidebar — Always accessible AI assistant
• Windowed App — Full-screen AI chat experience
• Tool Calling — AI can read/write files, execute commands
• Streaming — Real-time response streaming
• Multi-Model — Switch between models on the fly

WASM Execution

Run WebAssembly binaries on YOUR node—not in the browser.

• Server-Side Execution — Computation happens on your hardware
• WASI Support — Full WASI compatibility for system access
• Isolated Execution — Each run is sandboxed
• User-Scoped — Binaries stored per-wallet

Demo Apps

• Calculator — Prove computation runs on your node
• File Processor — WASI file I/O demonstration

Network & Connectivity

Global Access

• Free Subdomain — Get yourname.ela.city with automatic SSL
• NAT Traversal — Access your node from behind firewalls via Boson Active Proxy
• WebSocket — Real-time updates across all connected clients

Boson Network Integration

• Node Identity — Ed25519 keypair with DID
• Username Registry — Human-readable URLs
• Super Node Connection — Automatic connectivity
• Recovery Phrase — 12-word mnemonic backup

Security & Privacy

Data Protection

• Wallet-Scoped Storage — Complete isolation between users
• No Cross-User Access — Cryptographically impossible
• Local-First — Data never leaves your hardware unless you share it

Authentication Security

• Cryptographic Sessions — 32-byte random tokens
• Configurable Expiry — Default 7 days
• No Passwords — Nothing to hack or phish

Access Control

• Role-Based Permissions — Owner, Admin, Member roles
• Multi-User Support — Add wallets with specific permissions
• Audit Trail — Login history tracking

System Management

Backup & Restore

• One-Click Backup — Create full node backup
• Download Backups — Export to external storage
• Web UI Restore — Restore from any backup

Auto Updates

• macOS-Style Notifications — Toast when update available
• One-Click Install — Automatic git pull, build, restart
• Progress UI — Watch update progress in real-time
• Auto-Refresh — Page refreshes when complete

Monitoring

• Health Endpoint — /api/health for status checks
• Resource Monitor — CPU, memory, storage usage
• Systemd Integration — Run as a proper service

First-Run Experience

Setup Wizard

• Welcome Screen — Branded introduction
• Username Selection — Choose your *.ela.city subdomain
• Recovery Phrase — Secure your node identity
• Completion — Ready to use

Deployment Options

API & Extensibility

REST API

• Puter-Compatible — Standard Puter API endpoints
• File Operations — read, write, mkdir, delete, move
• App Management — Launch apps, get metadata
• AI Endpoints — Chat, tool execution

WebSocket

• Real-Time Updates — File changes, notifications
• Terminal Streaming — PTY output
• AI Streaming — Token-by-token responses

Technical Stack

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