USushakov·Feb 8, 2026Submission
Almostnode – Node.js in the Browser
1 points · Open discussionmacaly
almostnode
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macaly / almostnode
almostnode
Node.js in your browser. Just like that.
2Distinct people
2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
1.2KGitHub stars
What to know before exploring
What it is
Node.js in your browser. Just like that.
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Where it is used
No documented product use has been verified yet.
What people are saying
No recommendation phrase was found in the indexed comments.
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Also in these discussions
No other repository is repeatedly linked in the same discussions.
This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 11:56:56 AM UTC.
No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.
Mentions over time
HN mentions by hour2 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2026-02-07 15:46:16 UTC to 2026-02-08 13:23:43 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Feb 7, 15:00 | 2026-02-07 15:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 16:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 16:00 | 2026-02-07 16:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 17:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 17:00 | 2026-02-07 17:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 2026-02-07 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 19:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 19:00 | 2026-02-07 19:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 20:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 20:00 | 2026-02-07 20:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 21:00 | 2026-02-07 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 22:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 22:00 | 2026-02-07 22:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-07 23:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 23:00 | 2026-02-07 23:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 2026-02-08 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 01:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 01:00 | 2026-02-08 01:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 02:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 02:00 | 2026-02-08 02:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 03:00 | 2026-02-08 03:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 04:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 04:00 | 2026-02-08 04:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 05:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 05:00 | 2026-02-08 05:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 2026-02-08 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 07:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 07:00 | 2026-02-08 07:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 08:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 08:00 | 2026-02-08 08:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 09:00 | 2026-02-08 09:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 10:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 10:00 | 2026-02-08 10:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 11:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 11:00 | 2026-02-08 11:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 2026-02-08 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 13:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 13:00 | 2026-02-08 13:00:00 UTC | 2026-02-08 14:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
2 sourcesShow HN: Almostnode – Run Node.js, Next.js, and Express in the Browser
Hey HN, I built almostnode. It's a library that gives you a Node.js-like environment inside the browser.
It includes:
- A virtual filesystem with POSIX-compatible API
- 40+ shimmed Node.js modules (fs, path, http, crypto, stream, etc.)
- A package manager that installs real npm packages client-side
- Built-in Next.js (App Router) and Vite dev servers with HMR
- Service worker bridge that makes virtual servers accessible via real URLs
The main use cases are interactive code playgrounds, live documentation, and AI coding agents that need to execute code client-side without provisioning a sandbox server.
I
Read the rest
t's not a WebContainers replacement, no real TCP/IP or native modules. Think of it as the lightweight alternative when you just need a demo or playground running from a static HTML page.
It's experimental and definitely has bugs. Would love feedback, especially on the module shims and framework support.
GitHub: https://github.com/macaly/almostnode