Boba Browser

A modular Node.js backend using Express that can open super lightweight browsers and stream them to clients.

Features

• Multiple browser engine support using Playwright:
  • playwright: Firefox Nightly
  • chrome: Chromium (Headless shell)
  • webkit: Safari (WebKit)
  • edge: Edge (Windows ONLY)
  • brave: Brave (Windows ONLY) (MUST be pre-installed on x64)
• Streams browser screenshots to connected clients using Socket.IO
• Real-time interaction with browser (navigation, clicks, keyboard input)
• Clean separation of project with a modular class-based architecture

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

Usage

Start the server with your preferred browser engine:

# Start with Firefox (default)
npm start

# Explicitly specify Firefox
npm run start:playwright

Then access the client interface at http://localhost:3000

Note

This is a demonstration project and would need additional security measures before production use.