macOS
Apple Silicon & Intel
Install notes
- 1Open the .dmg and drag Connectra into Applications.
- 2On first launch, right-click the app → Open, then confirm Open in the dialog.
- 3Unsigned build — run this in Terminal once, then open the app normally:
Unsigned app — Gatekeeper will block it
Connectra is not signed with an Apple Developer license yet. macOS will refuse to open it ("cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified" or "damaged") unless you clear the quarantine flag first. If right-click → Open is not offered, use the command above.
xattr -cr /Applications/Connectra.appWindows
Windows 10 / 11 · 64-bit
Install notes
- 1Run the .msi installer and follow the wizard.
- 2Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unsigned build — choose More info → Run anyway.
- 3Launch Connectra from the Start menu.
Linux
Debian / Arch / universal
Install notes
- 1Debian: sudo dpkg -i connectra_*.deb && sudo apt -f install
- 2AppImage: chmod +x Connectra*.AppImage && ./Connectra*.AppImage
- 3A system tray entry appears once the bridge is running.
Build from source
Prefer to compile it yourself? The desktop app is Tauri 2 + Rust, the control plane is a Cloudflare Worker.
cd connectra/desktop-tauri
npm install && npm run tauri dev
Outbound-only, always
Connectra never opens an inbound port on your machine. The desktop app connects out to the control plane, and every filesystem operation is enforced locally — before anything touches your disk.