Installable App (PWA)
You can install the Buggregator UI as an app. It then opens in its own window, without browser tabs and the address bar, and has its own icon in the dock or taskbar. When new events arrive while the window is in the background, the icon shows how many.
Available since frontend 1.35.0, bundled with server v2.6.0.
Install
- Open Buggregator in Chrome or Edge, e.g.
http://127.0.0.1:8000. - Click the install icon at the end of the address bar, or choose Install Buggregator in the browser menu.
- The app opens in its own window. Next time, start it like any other app.
Other browsers may offer it in their own way, for example Safari's Add to Dock on macOS.
When the browser does not offer to install
Browsers offer installation only on https:// or on localhost / 127.0.0.1. Over plain http with a LAN address or a host name, there is no install option.
| Address | Install offered |
|---|---|
http://127.0.0.1:8000 | yes |
http://localhost:8000 | yes |
https://buggregator.example.com | yes |
http://192.168.1.10:8000 | no |
http://buggregator:8000 | no |
If you run Buggregator in Docker, publish the port on your machine (-p 127.0.0.1:8000:8000) and open http://127.0.0.1:8000.
New-events badge
Each event of the current project that arrives while the app window is hidden or not focused adds one to the number on the app icon. When you focus the window, the number is cleared.
The badge works in Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge) on Windows and macOS. Elsewhere the app works, but shows no number.
What it does not do
- No offline mode: the app needs a running Buggregator server.
- No system notifications.