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SideLinkThe full SideLink guide for setup, installs, helper pairing, and source downloads

Everything a first-time user, operator, or maintainer needs: desktop setup, iPhone helper pairing, IPA installs, official source downloads, troubleshooting, and release operations.

Start Here

Choose the shortest path that matches what you are trying to do.

Set Up SideLink

Use Getting Started if you want the fastest route from install to your first real device install.

Use The Desktop App

Use Desktop App to understand the overview, install center, devices, Apple IDs, sources, packaging, and updates.

Pair The iPhone Helper

Use iOS Helper for permissions, code-first pairing, on-device source browsing, installs, and refresh visibility.

Download From The Official Source

Use Official Source for the public feed URL, direct IPA downloads, and the current app catalog including Cortex.

What You Can Find Here

  • The exact steps to run SideLink locally or use a published release
  • How the desktop app, web control center, backend, and iPhone helper fit together
  • How to add the official source feed and download published IPAs
  • Release-safe packaging, validation, and publishing guidance for v0.8.0
  • Troubleshooting for Apple sign-in, device discovery, helper pairing, source installs, and packaging
SurfaceWhat it gives you
Desktop appLocal Electron shell, tray integration, auto-update support, packaged releases
Web control centerOverview, installs, devices, Apple IDs, sources, logs, scheduler state
Signing backendIPA ingestion, provisioning, install jobs, retries, 2FA pauses, refresh logic
iPhone helperCode-first pairing, source browsing, installs, 2FA entry, refresh monitoring
Official sourceRelease-hosted IPAs, public source manifest, direct download links

Current Public Distribution

The official SideLink source feed is published from the repository and points at GitHub Release assets.

  • Source page: official-source
  • Feed URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gabrielvuksani/sidelink/main/docs/source/source.json
  • Releases: https://github.com/gabrielvuksani/sidelink/releases

That source currently includes the SideLink helper and your first public app listing, Cortex.

Local-first sideloading docs for desktop, source, and helper workflows.