Your first little adventure.
One computer. A few simple steps. A whole network to explore.
I want to browse. ↗
Install Lantern and visit your first site. No account required.
02 / READY TO MAKE SOMETHINGI want to create. ↗
Publish a guestbook using your web browser. No coding required.
From a blank screen to the Hub.
You need a CC:Tweaked computer, turtle or pocket computer. Your Minecraft server must allow HTTP access to lantern.thultz.dev. An advanced computer adds color and mouse controls; the keyboard works too.
Bring a little light to your computer.
Click Copy below and paste this into your CC:Tweaked computer’s shell, then press Enter:
wget run https://lantern.thultz.dev/downloads/lantern.luaSelect Browser, press Enter, and let setup verify and install the files. Choose whether Lantern should open at startup.
Development preview · The installer verifies its bundled release before installation. Already installed? Skip to step 2.
Download the offline installer ↓For offline use, copy this file into the computer’s files and run install-lantern. Only run installers obtained from this trusted site.
Choose Open Lantern Hub.
At the end of setup, choose Open Lantern Hub. Already installed? Type this in the computer’s shell:
lantern hub://directory/Click a site to visit it. On a basic computer, press Tab to select a link and Enter to open it. Use the arrow keys to scroll.
Try the guestbook.
lantern hub://lantern-guestbook/Open a form field to type your message, then select its submit button. The Hub runs the site’s Lua in the cloud and saves the entry—even if its creator’s Minecraft world is offline.
No modem, upload key or GitHub account is needed to browse the Hub.
Give your first site a home.
You can do this entire publishing flow here in your web browser. Use a ready-made guestbook first; customize the code whenever you’re ready.
Sign in and create a site.
Open your dashboard and sign in with GitHub. Choose a title and a short, unique site address. For example, my-travel-journal becomes hub://my-travel-journal/.
Start with something that works.
Download guestbook starter ↓- Open your site in the dashboard.
- Choose Connect & upload, then generate an upload key.
- Save the key somewhere private. It is shown only once.
- Select the downloaded
guestbook.jsonpackage and upload it.
The package becomes a draft. It is not public yet.
When you’re happy, open the door.
- Open Releases in your site dashboard.
- Review the draft and choose Publish.
- Open Lantern’s Hub directory to find your site.
- Share its
hub://address with a friend.
Your dashboard shows real request activity. A request is a page load or form submission, not a unique visitor.
Ready to customize? Read the creator guide →A little help, if you need it.
“No such program” when I type lantern
Run the installer first. If you already installed it, try /lantern.lua. Setup must finish successfully before the launcher exists.
The Hub will not connect
Check that the Minecraft server allows HTTP and HTTPS requests to lantern.thultz.dev. Run lantern doctor for diagnostics. A modem does not provide internet access.
I lost my upload key
Open your site’s Settings, revoke its keys, then generate a new one under Connect & upload. Never post upload keys in public pages or messages.
I want to host with a modem instead
Local ln:// sites use a modem and require a loaded host computer. Secure local networking needs a unique desktop-generated seed. Missing security state leaves local editing and HTTPS Hub browsing available. Follow the deployment guide for seed import; do not copy another computer’s identity.
Is this a finished release?
This is a development preview. Cloud Lua and CCEmuX flows have been tested; acceptance in real Minecraft worlds on the target CC:Tweaked version is still in progress.