installMii - Graphical Repository Downloader - 3DS

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By simonepsp



What's installMii?

installMii is an easy and fast package manager for Nintendo 2DS/3DS.

It is repository based. This means that you can set your own homebrew URL source list and installMii will download packages for you!

It currently supports .3ds/.3dsx homebrews only and .cia support is in development.

[photos are at the end of this post]

**installMii is based on "3ds Homebrew Browser", a discontinued project made by zeta013.
A big thanks to this developer. My project currently shares some code with his homebrew, mostly in the UI and the download handling.

How can I add a new repository to installMii?

installMii comes with a configuration file called "repo.list". This file contains a list of pre-installed repositories. You can change it as you like, adding or removing url's.

Here's an example of "repo.list". This file can be located in the SD card root or in the /3ds/installMii/ folder.
Code:

{
  "repos": [
  {
  "name": "REPO 1",
  "url": "http://www.example.com/repo1/"
  },
  {
  "name": "REPO 2",
  "url": "http://www.example2.com/"
  }
  ]
}

Can I host my own repository?

Absolutely yes. Just create a packages.json file (example below) in your preferred web server folder.
Then you can share your repository url with everyone!

How to configure my repository?

Every repo should have a "packages.json" file. It contains repository information and a packages list.

Here's an example:

Code:

{
  "repo": {
  "name": "Example repo",
  "author": "simonepsp",
  "website": null
  },
  "packages": [
  {
  "name": "3DS Craft",
  "author": "smea",
  "website:": null,
  "short_description": "WoW! Minecraft for 3DS",
  "type": "3ds",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "dl_path": "3dscraft/3dscraft.3dsx",
  "info_path": "3dscraft/3dscraft.smdh"
  }
  ]
}

A brief explanation of the parameters contained in this file:

name: Package name
author: Package author
type: usually "3ds" or "cia".
version: Package version number
dl_path: path of the homebrew file on your server
info_path: path of the homebrew icon on your server

Can I use custom icons for packages?

Sure. If you have a repository you can manually specify which smdh should be used.
This can be done modifying the "info_path" parameter into the "packages.json" file.

Controls

• Touchscreen: Browse homebrews
• UP/Down: Browse application list
• L/R: Switch between categories
• A: Install homebrew
• Y: Change homebrew order
• Start: Exit
• Select: Download new package list from repos

How to install it?

just copy the "installMii" folder into /3ds/ on your SD card.
I'll also release a .cia version.

Where can I download installMii?

I'm still working on a public build and I'll release it when it'll be ready and stable.
Please have a look on the "How can I contribute to the project?"section. This will help me to speed up the project

Most things work, release date shouldn't be far

What is currently working?

[√] Configuration file with user-defined repo list
[√] Repository updating
[√] Showing homebrew description, version and author
[√] Homebrew downloading
[√] UI and category switching
[√] Downloading UI
[√] SD writing and parsing
[√] Checking if an homebrew has been already installed
[√] .cia files downloading [installing coming soon]

TODO [constantly updating]
- .cia files installation
- better categories handling
- adding/removing repos from the app
- package search function

Can I see some photos of the project?

Sure




How can I contribute to the project?

As I said before, users feedback is very important. If you have an idea that could improve installMii, please tell me so.
Remember that this is just an hobby for me. I'll work on the project when I have time

Another way to contribute is offering me a coffee donating via Skrill or BTC:

My email: simonepsp[at]gmail[dot]com
BTC address: 138sK3nZ3yJDooYcFMXUHciawwSu9YUQ22

I love homebrews development and I'd like to buy a used N3DS XL. Donations would help me a lot Thanks

Can I contact you privately?

Sure, just email me or send me a PM

Hope you like this project. I'll update this post when I'll have news.
Have a nice day
Simon