AppFlowy/doc/BUILD_ON_LINUX.md

How to build on Linux, please follow these simple steps.

Note:

• The following steps are verified on
  • lubuntu 20.04 - X86_64
  • ubuntu 20.04 - aarch64
  • redhat - X86_64
  • Arch Linux - X86_64
  • Deepin - X86_64
  • Raspberry Pi OS - aarch64
• You may need to disable hardware 3D acceleration if you are running AppFlowy in a VM. Otherwise, certain GL failures will prevent the app from launching.

Step 1: Install your build environment

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There's no point continuing if this doesn't work for you. Feel free to ask questions on our Discord so that we may refire this document and make the process as easy as possible for you.

1. Install system prerequisites

#Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install curl build-essential libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev clang cmake ninja-build pkg-config libgtk-3-dev unzip
# optional, for generating protobuf in step 8 only
sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler

#Arch
yay -S curl base-devel sqlite openssl clang cmake ninja pkg-config gtk3 unzip
# optional, for generating protobuf in step 8 only
#(Caution: protobuf does not work on Arch at the moment.)
#yay -S protobuf-compiler

2. Install rust on Linux

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env
rustup toolchain install nightly
rustup default nightly

3. Install flutter according to https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/linux

git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
cd flutter
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:"`pwd`"/bin" >> ~/.profile
export PATH="$PATH:`pwd`/bin"
flutter channel stable

4. Enable linux desktop

flutter config --enable-linux-desktop

5. Fix any problems reported by flutter doctor

flutter doctor

Step 2: Get the source code

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git clone https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy.git

However, you should fork the code instead if you wish to submit patches.

Step 3: Build app_flowy (Flutter GUI application)

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1. Change to the frontend directory

cd [appflowy/]frontend

2. Install cargo make

cargo install --force cargo-make

3. Install duckscript

cargo install --force duckscript_cli

4. Check prerequisites

cargo make flowy_dev

5. [Optional] Generate protobuf for dart (if you wish to modify the shared-lib's entities)

# Caution : Not working on Arch Linux yet
# Make sure to install protobuf-compiler at first. See step 1
cargo make -p development-linux-x86 pb

6. [Optional] Build flowy-sdk-dev (dart-ffi)

# for development
cargo make --profile development-linux-x86 flowy-sdk-dev

# for production
cargo make --profile production-linux-x86 flowy-sdk-release

7. Build app_flowy

# for development
cargo make -p development-linux-x86 appflowy-linux-dev

# for production, find binary from app_flowy/product/<version>/linux/<build type>/AppFlowy/
cargo make -p production-linux-x86 appflowy-linux

Step 4: Run the application

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cd [frontend/]app_flowy/product/0.0.2/linux/Debug/AppFlowy/app_flowy
./app_flowy

run Linux GUI application through x11 on windows (use MobaXterm)

for instance:

export DISPLAY=localhost:10

Step 5: Edit and run the application

[VS Code]

1. Open the app_flowy folder located at xx/appflowy/frontend/app_flowy with VS Code.

2. Edit the frontend/scripts/build_sdk.sh file and select the correct script by commenting out the macos line and uncommenting the correct Linux line.

# for macOS
#cargo make --profile development-mac flowy-sdk-dev

# for Windows
#cargo make --profile development-windows flowy-sdk-dev

# for Linux x86
cargo make --profile development-linux-x86 flowy-sdk-dev

# for Linux aarch64
#cargo make --profile development-linux-aarch64 flowy-sdk-dev

3. Go to the Run and Debug tab and then click the run button.

• If you encounter any issues, have a look at Troubleshooting first. If your issue is not included in the page, please create an issue or ask on Discord.

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[TBD] Step 6: Build Server side application (if you need to host web service locally)

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Note: You can launch postgresql server by using docker container

TBD