Autonomi Desktop UI

Desktop application for managing Autonomi network nodes and file operations.

Built with Nuxt 3 + Vue 3 + Tauri 2.

Features

Node Management

• Add, start, stop, and remove nodes
• Real-time status with PID and uptime
• Auto-starts the node daemon on launch
• Dynamic port discovery (no manual configuration)

File Operations

• Upload files to the Autonomi network
• Download files by address
• Drag-and-drop upload
• Upload history persistence
• Optional Indelible server integration (Settings > Advanced)

Wallet

• Connect via WalletConnect (mobile/hardware wallets)
• ETH + ANT balance display on Arbitrum
• Split payment flow — private keys never leave your wallet

Architecture

Frontend (Nuxt 3 SPA)
  Pinia stores ── daemon-api.ts ── Tauri invoke ── daemon REST API (ant-core)
                   payment.ts ──── WalletConnect ── PaymentVault contract
                   files store ─── Tauri invoke ── ant-core data client
Backend (Tauri 2 / Rust)
  autonomi_ops.rs ── ant-core data client (file encrypt/upload/download)
  config.rs ──────── settings persistence, daemon port discovery
  lib.rs ─────────── daemon proxy, ensure_daemon_running

The node management daemon (ant-core) runs as a background process, auto-started by the GUI. It manages node binaries, process lifecycle, and exposes a REST API on localhost.

File operations use ant-core's data client with an external signer flow — the Rust backend encrypts and collects quotes, the frontend pays via the user's wallet, and the backend finalizes the upload.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Rust 1.75+
• Platform build tools:
  • Windows: Visual Studio Build Tools (C++ workload)
  • macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools
  • Linux: build-essential, libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, libssl-dev, libayatana-appindicator3-dev

Development

# Install frontend dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode (starts both Nuxt dev server and Tauri)
npm run tauri dev

The app will open automatically. The node daemon is started on first launch.

Building

# Build for production
npm run tauri build

Produces platform-specific installers in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Project Structure

pages/              Vue pages (nodes, files, wallet, settings)
components/         Vue components (tiles, dialogs, sidebar, header)
stores/             Pinia stores (nodes, files, wallet, settings, toasts)
utils/              API clients (daemon, payment, indelible, wallet config)
composables/        Vue composables (wallet sync)
plugins/            Nuxt plugins (AppKit/WalletConnect)
assets/             CSS, contract ABIs
src-tauri/
  src/
    lib.rs          Tauri commands (config, daemon proxy, ensure_daemon_running)
    autonomi_ops.rs Data client (upload/download via ant-core)
    config.rs       Settings persistence, daemon port discovery

Related

• ant-client — Node management daemon + data client library
• ant-node — Autonomi P2P network node

License

GPL-3.0