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Getting started

Your first little adventure.

Pick a path. Both take about ten minutes and end with something glowing on a computer screen.

Path 01

I want to browse.

Install Lantern and visit your first site. No account required.

  • A CC:Tweaked computer, turtle or pocket computer
  • HTTP access to lantern.thultz.dev
  • An advanced computer adds colour and mouse
Start exploringPath 02

I want to create.

Publish a site from your web browser. No coding required.

  • Your thultz.dev account
  • A short, unique site address
  • The guestbook starter, or a site from the AI
Start creating
Path 01 / Step 1 of 3

Bring a little light to your computer.

Copy this, paste it into your CC:Tweaked computer's shell and press Enter. Choose Browser, and let setup verify and install the files. Then choose whether Lantern opens at startup.

wget run https://lantern.thultz.dev/downloads/lantern.lua

Development preview. The installer verifies its bundled release before installing. Version 0.2.0 adds automatic signed updates on launch; on older installs, run this command once to enable them.

Download the offline installer. For offline use, copy the file into the computer's files and run install-lantern. Only run installers from this site.

CraftOS 1.9LANTERN 0.2
> wget run https://lantern.thultz.dev/...
Lantern setup 0.2.0
[ Browser ] Hosting Both
Verifying release ... ok
Open Lantern at startup? (y/n)
Setup checks the computer, verifies the release, installs the files, then offers to open Lantern. Illustrated with Higgsfield
Path 01 / Step 2 of 3

Open the 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.

GOpen HubOEnter addressHHomeQExit
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Leave a little warmth.

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 account is needed to browse the Hub.

Path 02 / Step 1 of 3

Claim your address.

Open your dashboard and sign in with your thultz.dev account. Choose New site and pick a short, unique address. my-travel-journal becomes hub://my-travel-journal/.

Path 02 / Step 2 of 3

Start with something that works.

Describe the site and let the AI build the first draft, or pick the Guestbook template. Either way it opens in the Creator Studio as a private draft.

Prefer files? Download the guestbook starter, open your site, generate an upload key under Connect and upload, keep it private (it is shown once), and upload the package.

Create a site, generate its key, upload a package, then review the draft. Illustrated with Higgsfield
Path 02 / Step 3 of 3

Publish and share.

  1. Save a draft in the editor, then choose Review and publish.
  2. Look at every page and choose Publish.
  3. Open Lantern's Hub directory to find your site.
  4. 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 customise? Read the creator guide

A reviewed release becomes a published site that computers on other servers can visit. Illustrated with Higgsfield
Help

A little help, if you need it.

Run the installer first. If you already installed it, try /lantern.lua. Setup must finish before the launcher exists.