Using AxonOS/Getting Started/Introduction

Introduction

AxonOS is a full Linux scientific desktop with real GPUs, streamed to your browser. Open app.axonos.io, connect a wallet, buy compute credits, and launch a preloaded research environment in minutes — no installation, no setup.

A complete research lab, a browser tab away.

It pairs lightweight desktop streaming with a comprehensive scientific toolchain and native AI assistance, all built on a decentralized, crypto-native foundation — part of the AxonDAO ecosystem.

Why AxonOS

🌐No install

A real XFCE Linux desktop in the browser — not SSH, not a notebook.

Real GPUs, per-minute

Claim a Small→Max GPU profile and pay only for the time you use.

🧬Preloaded science

JupyterLab, RStudio, GROMACS, QGIS, Fiji, Nextflow and an AI assistant, ready on launch.

Who it's for

🎓Students

A portable, reproducible research environment that runs anywhere a browser does.

🔬Researchers

On-demand GPU compute and a preloaded scientific desktop — no cluster account required.

🛠️DeSci builders

An open foundation for decentralized, gatekeeper-free science infrastructure.

Hosted, or your own

Most people use the hosted platform at app.axonos.io. But AxonOS is open source (MIT), so you can also run it yourself — a single desktop on your laptop, or the full gated stack on a GPU server.

Hosted (app.axonos.io)Self-hosted
SetupNone — open a browserBuild the Docker image
GPUsProvided, billed per minuteYour own hardware
Best forResearchers, students, quick workLabs, operators, contributors

If you want to run your own instance, jump to Should you self-host?.

Project status

AxonOS is feature-complete and under active development. The scientific software suite, the AI assistant with vision, the wallet-gated GPU platform, and the build/deploy tooling are all operational, with regular enhancements driven by community feedback.

ResourceLocation
Hosted platformapp.axonos.io
Websiteaxondao.io
Source codegithub.com/AXDT-INC/AxonOS
AXGT token (Ethereum mainnet)0x6112C3509A8a787df576028450FebB3786A2274d
LicenseMIT

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