v2.2.0 -Nitro V3 !! Use at Own Risk as it is still in Beta !!

Prerequisites

• Git
• NodeJS >= 18
  • If using NodeJS < 18 remove --openssl-legacy-provider from the package.json scripts
• Yarn npm i yarn -g

Quick install (recommended)

The repository ships a cross-platform installer that performs the full setup in one go: prerequisites check, renderer clone & link, dependency install, config copy, JSON parsing mode selection, URL prompt with validation, and the production build.

After cloning Nitro V3, from its root run:

# Windows
install.bat

# Linux / macOS
./install.sh

Both wrappers just exec node install.mjs, so you can also invoke it directly:

node install.mjs

The installer walks through these steps:

[1/9] Check prerequisites (node >= 18, yarn, git)
[2/9] Clone Nitro_Render_V3
[3/9] Setup renderer (yarn install + yarn link)
[4/9] Setup client (yarn install + yarn link "@nitrots/nitro-renderer")
[5/9] Copy public/configuration/*.example -> *.json
[6/9] Choose JSON parsing mode (json5 recommended) -> writes .nitro-build.json
[7/9] Configure URLs (interactive, validated)
[8/9] Build (yarn build)
[9/9] Summary

Headless / CI runs

Every step can be driven from flags so the installer can be used in pipelines:

node install.mjs --non-interactive \
    --json-mode=json5 \
    --socket-url=wss://example.com/ws \
    --api-url=https://example.com \
    --asset-url=https://example.com/nitro-assets/ \
    --image-library-url=https://example.com/c_images \
    --hof-furni-url=https://example.com/hof_furni \
    --camera-url=https://example.com/camera \
    --thumbnails-url=https://example.com/thumbnails \
    --habbopages-url=/habbopages \
    --api-base-url=https://example.com \
    --plain-config-base-url=https://example.com/configuration \
    --plain-gamedata-base-url=https://example.com/gamedata \
    --skip-link

Useful workflow flags:

• --non-interactive / --skip-prompts — keep example defaults unless a URL override is passed
• --json-mode=<json5\|legacy\|auto> — pick the parser without the JSON mode prompt
• --skip-build, --skip-clone, --skip-link — re-runs without redoing those steps
• --help — full flag reference and per-key URL flags

install.mjs is idempotent: re-running it keeps any *.json config files that already exist and only patches the URL keys you pass on the CLI.

Installation (manual)

• First you should open terminal and navigate to the folder where you want to clone Nitro and Nitro-Renderer
• Clone Nitro (Expl. C:\Github)
  • git clone https://github.com/duckietm/Nitro-V3.git <== For now switch to Dev-RendererV2
  • git clone https://github.com/duckietm/Nitro_Render_V3.git
  • Install the dependencies for the renderer : cd C:\Github\Nitro_Render_V3
    • yarn install
  • Now we will create a Link for the Nitro Renderer : yarn link This will give you a link address yarn link "@nitrots/nitro-renderer"
  • Install the dependencies for Cool UI : cd C:\Github\Nitro-V3
  • yarn install
  • yarn link "@nitrots/nitro-renderer" <== This will link the renderer in the project
• Rename a few files
  • Copy public/configuration/renderer-config.example to public/configuration/renderer-config.json
  • Copy public/configuration/ui-config.example to public/configuration/ui-config.json
  • Copy public/configuration/client-mode.example to public/configuration/client-mode.json
  • Set your links
  • Open public/configuration/renderer-config.json
    • Update socket.url, asset.url, image.library.url, & hof.furni.url
  • Open public/configuration/ui-config.json
    • Update camera.url, thumbnails.url, url.prefix, habbopages.url
  • yarn build <== the final step to build the DIST folder this is where your browser needs to point / or upload this to your /client if you do the compile on a other machine (preferd)
  • You can override any variable by passing it to NitroConfig in the index.html

JSON / JSON5 configuration mode

Starting with this version of Nitro V3, you can choose how the client parses the configuration files (renderer-config.json, ui-config.json, client-mode.json, and the gamedata JSONs served by the renderer):

• JSON5 (recommended) — accepts comments, trailing commas, single quotes and unquoted identifiers. Easier to maintain, especially in ui-config.json where you may want inline notes.
• JSON (legacy strict) — only valid standard JSON is accepted. Any comment or trailing comma will fail the load with a clear error.

Picking a mode

The first time you run yarn start or yarn build, an interactive prompt asks which mode to use:

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  Nitro V3 — JSON mode configuration
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

  1) JSON5  (recommended)
  2) JSON   (legacy strict)

Scelta [1=JSON5]:

Your choice is stored in .nitro-build.json at the project root (gitignored, so each deployment keeps its own setting). Subsequent builds reuse it silently.

Changing the mode later

Run the prompt again at any time:

yarn configure

You can also set the mode without interaction (useful in CI / scripts):

# one-shot override for a single build
NITRO_JSON_MODE=legacy yarn build
NITRO_JSON_MODE=json5  yarn build

# write the choice persistently
echo '{"jsonMode":"legacy"}' > .nitro-build.json

The recognized values are legacy, json5, and auto (auto = try strict JSON first, fall back to JSON5 — equivalent to the original Render V3 behaviour).

How it propagates

The chosen mode is injected at build time as the compile-time constant __NITRO_JSON_MODE__. It is honoured by:

• src/bootstrap.ts when loading client-mode.json
• @nitrots/utils → JsonParser.ts in Render V3, used for every config file and every gamedata JSON loaded by the renderer

In legacy mode, an invalid file produces a clear error that suggests switching to JSON5; nothing is silently coerced.

Usage

• To use Nitro you need .nitro assets generated, see nitro-converter for instructions
• See Morningstar Websockets for instructions on configuring websockets on your server

Development

Run Nitro in development mode when you are editing the files, this way you can see the changes in your browser instantly

yarn start

Production

To build a production version of Nitro just run the following command

yarn build:prod

• A dist folder will be generated, these are the files that must be uploaded to your webserver
• Consult your CMS documentation for compatibility with Nitro and how to add the production files