https://github.com/nuta/resea
A microkernel-based hackable operating system.
https://github.com/nuta/resea
microkernel operating-system
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A microkernel-based hackable operating system.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nuta/resea
- Owner: nuta
- License: other
- Created: 2018-12-14T01:12:15.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-11T00:45:25.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-10T16:13:03.494Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: microkernel, operating-system
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 3.74 MB
- Stars: 544
- Watchers: 17
- Forks: 32
- Open Issues: 26
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
Resea
=====
Resea *[ríːseə]* is a microkernel-based operating system written from scratch.
It aims to provide an attractive developer experience and be *hackable*:
intuitive to understand the whole design, easy to customize the system, and fun
to extend the functionality.
See **[Documentation](https://resea.org/docs)** for more details.
> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> This software is no longer maintained. If you are interested in an exciting modern microkernel-based OS, check out my new project **[Starina](https://starina.dev)**.
Features
--------
- A **minimalistic and policy-free microkernel** based operating system written entirely from scratch in C (and less than 5000 LoC). *Everything is message passing!*
- Supports **x86_64** (with SMP) and **64-bit ARM** (Raspberry Pi 3).
- Includes userspace servers like **TCP/IP protocol stack** and **FAT file system driver**.
- Provides **easy-to-use APIs** and every components are written in **single-threaded event-driven** approarch. It makes really easy to understand how Resea works and debug your code.
- Some attractive experimental features like **Linux ABI emulation**, **Rust support**, and **Hardware-assisted Hypervisor (like Linux's KVM)**.
See **[Road Map](https://github.com/nuta/resea/projects/1)** for planned new features and improvements.
## Quickstart
### macOS
```
brew install llvm python qemu
pip3 install --user -r tools/requirements.txt
make menuconfig
make run
```
### Ubuntu
```
apt install llvm clang lld python3 qemu-system make
pip3 install --user -r tools/requirements.txt
make menuconfig
make run
```
Community
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If you have any questions, feel free to talk to us on [Gitter](https://gitter.im/resea/community) or [IRC](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/resea).
Contributing
------------
We accept bug reports, feature requests, and patches on
[GitHub](https://github.com/nuta/resea).
License
-------
See [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/nuta/nuta/blob/main/LICENSE.md).