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I've said this in the past, the app is good and works fine but it lacks a standalone desktop app...
It's a bit pointless to have it working [only] the way it does, it's all JS already so why force people into Docker to install something that can already perfectly work as desktop app with Tauri, Electron or even something much simpler like a custom build C++ webview? Thanks.
You can actually run it without Docker using any static file server or even just opening the HTML file directly from your filesystem - no need for a dedicated desktop app when its all just static files.
Author explicitly says low maintenance. Besides you can launch a browser in kiosk mode or something similar and get mostly there in terms of desktop app functionality