JupyterLab Firefox Launcher

A JupyterLab extension that enables running Firefox browser sessions directly within JupyterLab tabs using Xpra remote display technology.

🚀 Quick Start

# Install system dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y xvfb dbus-x11 xpra firefox

# Install the extension
pip install jupyterlab-firefox-launcher

# Start JupyterLab
jupyter lab

Click the Firefox icon in the JupyterLab launcher to start browsing!

✨ Key Features

• On-Demand Firefox Sessions: Launch multiple independent Firefox instances
• Session Isolation: Each session runs in its own isolated environment
• Multi-Session Support: Run multiple concurrent Firefox sessions
• Automatic Cleanup: Proper session management and resource cleanup
• High Performance: Optimized remote display using Xpra technology

� Documentation

Visit our comprehensive documentation site: vantagecompute.github.io/jupyterlab-firefox-launcher

• Installation Guide: Detailed setup instructions
• Architecture Overview: How the extension works
• Development Guide: Contributing and development setup
• API Reference: Complete API documentation
• Troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See our Contributing Guide for details on:

• Setting up development environment
• Code style guidelines
• Submitting pull requests
• Reporting issues

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Email: james@vantagecompute.ai

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