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# Manual build/installation

Make sure all repos are cloned on the same branch (e.g. all main or all dev branch) to ensure stardust protocol compatibility.

## Server
Run and maybe install the server from https://github.com/StardustXR/server.
Follow the README.

## Clients

After the server is running, you'll need to run some clients. Here's a demo showing some off:
![A showcase of some different clients](/img/docs/clients/demo_01.mp4)

Non-exhaustive list of clients:
- [**flatland**](https://github.com/StardustXR/flatland): 3D panel UI (like window manager) for intercting with all your 2D apps
![A flat panel containing the prism launcher](/img/docs/clients/flatland.png)
- [**protostar**](https://github.com/StardustXR/protostar): App launcher library and examples including futuristic hexagon launcher
- [**black hole**](https://github.com/StardustXR/black-hole): Universal minimization of Stardust objects
- [**gravity**](https://github.com/StardustXR/gravity): Launch programs with a certain offset in 3D space
- [**magnetar**](https://github.com/StardustXR/magnetar): Example workspaces client
- [**atmosphere**](https://github.com/StardustXR/atmosphere): 3D environment with natural momentum-based movement
- [**comet**](https://github.com/StardustXR/comet): Annotate in 3D wherever you want amongst your other apps!