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> I didn't give them anything; I also don't recall their asking for anything.

When I click the link, I see only a login modal over some abstract background art. I don't even see the link to the terms of service you have there. (That's after I enabled Javascript on the page to even get that far.) I can only assume that's what OP is complaining about. Maybe they've got too many users because of this post and they're limiting it to signup-only for now? Or maybe my browser isn't passing some IP trustworthiness thing. shrug



Hi there, there is no IP check, in fact Puter doesn't even store IP addresses at all. Would you be able to open Puter in incognito mode?


Oh? That's very strange, it instantly works in private browsing mode, taking me to what looks like a desktop. I tried it again in non-private browsing mode and I still get the login window.

Edit: deleting cache and offline website data in Firefox fixed it. In my experience when this fixes something it's usually because there's a broken web worker and that forces it to redownload.


Puter sets "has_visited_before" in the LocalStorage, then does some XHR/fetch requests with no error handling, then sets other stuff in the LocalStorage.

If for whatever reason, one of the XHR/fetch requests fails, you end up with only the "has_visited_before" key in the LocalStorage, which causes you to be stuck on the login screen until you clear the LocalStorage.


Thank you for bringing this to my attention. You're right, this is the culprit. I'm going to fix it.




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