Build your own X: A minimal AI app builder — Part 10: WebContainer — running a Vite dev server in the browser tab

WebContainer boots a full Node.js environment in the browser using WebAssembly and SharedArrayBuffer. SharedArrayBuffer requires cross-origin isolation—but you cannot apply that globally without breaking third-party scripts. This part scopes the isolation headers to /project/* only, boots one WebContainer per tab, converts FileEntry rows into a nested mount tree, and runs... [Read More]