What is this?
It is a lightweight native Windows launcher shell for DeepSeek Harness (dsh): double-click to start the dsh service instead of typing commands, with optional auto-start on boot.
It is a lightweight native Windows launcher shell for DeepSeek Harness (dsh): double-click to start the dsh service instead of typing commands, with optional auto-start on boot.Is this dsh itself, or just the launcher shell for it?It is only the launcher shell, not dsh itself — it deliberately avoids adding file panels, a built-in terminal or other extras, leaving all that functionality to dsh plugins.
It is only the launcher shell, not dsh itself — it deliberately avoids adding file panels, a built-in terminal or other extras, leaving all that functionality to dsh plugins.How do I install it on Windows?Grab the MSI installer from Releases and double-click it (you can enable auto-start during setup), or download the portable ZIP, unzip it and run DshWeb.exe directly.
Grab the MSI installer from Releases and double-click it (you can enable auto-start during setup), or download the portable ZIP, unzip it and run DshWeb.exe directly.Do I need Node.js or other tools installed beforehand?The installer doesn't bundle dsh itself, and missing dependencies like Node.js are detected and fetched on demand (via the included check-prereq.cmd) without touching your system environment.
The installer doesn't bundle dsh itself, and missing dependencies like Node.js are detected and fetched on demand (via the included check-prereq.cmd) without touching your system environment.Is this project still actively maintained?GitHub lists the repository as archived, so it is no longer actively maintained — existing MSI/ZIP releases should still work but new updates or fixes are unlikely.
GitHub lists the repository as archived, so it is no longer actively maintained — existing MSI/ZIP releases should still work but new updates or fixes are unlikely.Does uninstalling the launcher remove my dsh profiles or settings?No — uninstalling only clears the launcher's own data; files like profiles/ and settings.yaml are left untouched.
No — uninstalling only clears the launcher's own data; files like profiles/ and settings.yaml are left untouched.How big is the installer package?Only about 1.4MB, since the launcher doesn't bundle dsh itself and installs it or its dependencies separately when needed.
Only about 1.4MB, since the launcher doesn't bundle dsh itself and installs it or its dependencies separately when needed.What if the default port 3080 is already in use?Set the DSHWEBPORT environment variable (for example to 3090) and restart the launcher to switch ports.
Set the DSHWEBPORT environment variable (for example to 3090) and restart the launcher to switch ports.How do I diagnose problems if the launcher doesn't start?Run check-prereq.cmd to check for missing .NET/WebView2/Node components, or run DshWeb.exe --diagnose to export a sanitized diagnostic bundle; logs are kept at ~/.dsh\dsh-launcher\dsh.log.
Run check-prereq.cmd to check for missing .NET/WebView2/Node components, or run DshWeb.exe --diagnose to export a sanitized diagnostic bundle; logs are kept at ~/.dsh\dsh-launcher\dsh.log.What are similar projects?dsh_desktop, mygo, deepseek-harness-desktop, openframe-saas-desktop, pilot-harness, dsh-desktop, CircuitLordVRModInstaller, quiver-launcher
dsh_desktop, mygo, deepseek-harness-desktop, openframe-saas-desktop, pilot-harness, dsh-desktop, CircuitLordVRModInstaller, quiver-launcherWhich topics is it in?desktop-application, launcher, auto-update, tray, bilingual, installer, native, dsh, dsh-plugin, c#, deepseek-harness, windows-app
desktop-application, launcher, auto-update, tray, bilingual, installer, native, dsh, dsh-plugin, c#, deepseek-harness, windows-app