🚧 LocalCloud v0.1.0-alpha - First Alpha Release

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🚧 LocalCloud v0.1.0-alpha - First Alpha Release

Welcome brave early testers! This is the very first alpha release of LocalCloud.

⚠️ ALPHA SOFTWARE: This release is for testing and feedback only. Expect bugs, breaking changes, and missing features. Do not use in production!

🧪 What's Included in Alpha

• Core CLI with lc shorthand (basic commands work)
• Service orchestration (Docker container management)
• Interactive setup wizard (experimental)
• Cross-platform binaries (testing needed)

📥 Installation (Alpha Testing)

macOS/Linux:

# Download for your platform
wget https://github.com/localcloud-sh/localcloud/releases/download/v0.1.0-alpha/localcloud-v0.1.0-alpha-[platform].tar.gz
tar -xzf localcloud-v0.1.0-alpha-*.tar.gz
sudo mv localcloud /usr/local/bin/
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/localcloud /usr/local/bin/lc

Windows (Experimental):
Download and extract localcloud-v0.1.0-alpha-windows-amd64.zip

🔬 Testing Focus Areas

We need your help testing:

• ✅ Does lc init create projects correctly?
• ✅ Does lc setup wizard work smoothly?
• ✅ Can you start/stop services?
• ✅ Do error messages make sense?

⚠️ Known Issues

• Very early stage - many features incomplete
• No application templates yet
• Limited error handling
• Windows support is minimal
• First run downloads can be slow

🐛 How to Help

1. Test basic flows and report what breaks
2. Share your environment: OS, Docker version, RAM
3. Submit issues with detailed reproduction steps
4. Join discussions to share ideas

📊 Alpha Metrics

• Expected stability: ~60%
• API compatibility: Will change
• Documentation: Minimal
• Support: Community only

🚀 What's Next

• v0.2.0-alpha: Improved stability
• v0.3.0-beta: Feature complete
• v1.0.0: Production ready

Thank you for testing LocalCloud at this early stage! 🙏

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