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# Contributing
Termix is a small core plus plugins. This repo is the core: hosts, credentials, users, sharing, sessions, the app shell and the plugin runtime. Every other feature lives in its own `Plugin-<Name>` repo. If your change is about the terminal, file manager, Docker or any other plugin feature, open it in that plugin's repo instead.
## Prerequisites
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) 22.12 or newer (built with v24)
- [NPM](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm)
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
## Installation
1. Clone the repository:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix
```
2. Install the dependencies:
```sh
npm install
```
## Running the development server
```sh
npm run dev
```
This builds everything, starts the backend and then the Vite server at `http://localhost:5173/`. Backend changes restart the backend, and plugin changes in `../Termix-Plugins` rebuild and reload that plugin. `npm run dev:electron` does the same with the desktop app, and `npm run dev -- --help` lists the other options.
## Useful commands
```sh
npm run test # run the test suite
npm run type-check # type-check the core
npm run lint # lint and the other repo checks
npm run format # format the code with Prettier
```
## Making a change
1. **Fork the repository**: Click "Fork" at the top right of the [repository page](https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix).
2. **Create a branch**:
```sh
git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature
```
3. **Make your changes** and add or update tests for them.
4. **Commit your changes**:
```sh
git commit -m "feat: add my new feature"
```
5. **Push to your fork**:
```sh
git push origin feature/my-new-feature
```
6. **Open a pull request** against the current `dev-*` branch with a clear description.
## Guidelines
- Follow the existing code style. The frontend uses React, Tailwind CSS and shadcn components in `src/ui/`.
- Never hardcode text. Use `t()` and add the English string to `src/ui/locales/en.json`. Other languages are translated on [Crowdin](https://docs.termix.site/translations).
- Keep the UI flat and square. Avoid rounded corners on panels, cards and dialogs.
- Use the theme variables (like `var(--bg-base)` and `var(--text-primary)`) instead of fixed colors.
- There is one component tree for desktop and mobile. Use `src/ui/hooks/use-mobile.ts` for layout changes.
- Core never names a plugin. If core needs something from a plugin, add a slot, action or component id that the plugin fills.
- Tests live in `src/backend/tests/` and `src/ui/tests/`, mirroring the source tree. `npm run test` must pass.
- Every API route gets an OpenAPI JSDoc comment like the routes around it.
- Use short commit messages that start with `feat:`, `fix:` or `chore:`, and link related issues.
## Building a plugin
Start from the [plugin template](https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix-Plugin-Template). It talks to Termix only through `@termix-ssh/plugin-sdk` and has its own build, test and release setup.
## Support
Bugs and ideas for Termix itself go in [this repo](https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/issues/new/choose). Plugin problems go in that plugin's own `Plugin-<Name>` repo. Please be as detailed as possible, preferably in English. You can also ask in the [Discord](https://discord.gg/jVQGdvHDrf) server.