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							.. _doc_exporting_for_web:

Exporting for the Web
=====================

.. seealso::

    This page describes how to export a Godot project to HTML5.
    If you're looking to compile editor or export template binaries from source instead,
    read :ref:`doc_compiling_for_web`.

HTML5 export allows publishing games made in Godot Engine to the browser.
This requires support for `WebAssembly
<https://webassembly.org/>`__, `WebGL <https://www.khronos.org/webgl/>`__ and
`SharedArrayBuffer <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer>`_
in the user's browser.

.. attention::

    Projects written in C# using Godot 4 currently cannot be exported to the
    web. To use C# on web platforms, use Godot 3 instead.

.. tip::

    Use the browser-integrated developer console, usually opened
    with :kbd:`F12` (:kbd:`Cmd + Option + I` on macOS), to view
    **debug information** like JavaScript, engine, and WebGL errors.

.. attention::

    Godot 4's HTML5 exports currently cannot run on macOS and iOS due to upstream bugs
    with SharedArrayBuffer and WebGL 2.0. We recommend using
    :ref:`macOS <doc_exporting_for_macos>` and :ref:`iOS <doc_exporting_for_ios>`
    native export functionality instead, as it will also result in better performance.

    Godot 3's HTML5 exports are more compatible with various browsers in
    general, especially when using the GLES2 rendering backend (which only
    requires WebGL 1.0).

Export file name
----------------

We do suggest users to export their Web projects with ``index.html`` as the file name.
``index.html`` is usually the default file loaded by web servers when accessing the
parent directory, usually hiding the name of that file.

.. attention::

    The Godot 4 Web export expects some files to be named the same name as the one set in the
    initial export. Some issues could occur if some exported files are renamed, including the
    main HTML file.

WebGL version
-------------

Godot 4.0 and later can only target WebGL 2.0 (using the Compatibility rendering
method). There is no stable way to run Vulkan applications on the web yet.

See `Can I use WebGL 2.0 <https://caniuse.com/webgl2>`__ for a list of browser
versions supporting WebGL 2.0. Note that Safari has several issues with WebGL
2.0 support that other browsers don't have, so we recommend using a
Chromium-based browser or Firefox if possible.

.. _doc_javascript_export_options:

Export options
--------------

If a runnable web export template is available, a button appears between the
*Stop scene* and *Play edited Scene* buttons in the editor to quickly open the
game in the default browser for testing.

If your project uses GDExtension **Extension Support** needs to be enabled.

If you plan to use :ref:`VRAM compression <doc_importing_images>` make sure that
**Vram Texture Compression** is enabled for the targeted platforms (enabling
both **For Desktop** and **For Mobile** will result in a bigger, but more
compatible export).

If a path to a **Custom HTML shell** file is given, it will be used instead of
the default HTML page. See :ref:`doc_customizing_html5_shell`.

**Head Include** is appended into the ``<head>`` element of the generated
HTML page. This allows to, for example, load webfonts and third-party
JavaScript APIs, include CSS, or run JavaScript code.

.. important:: Each project must generate their own HTML file. On export,
               several text placeholders are replaced in the generated HTML
               file specifically for the given export options. Any direct
               modifications to that HTML file will be lost in future exports.
               To customize the generated file, use the **Custom HTML shell**
               option.

Limitations
-----------

For security and privacy reasons, many features that work effortlessly on
native platforms are more complicated on the web platform. Following is a list
of limitations you should be aware of when porting a Godot game to the web.

.. _doc_javascript_secure_contexts:

.. important:: Browser vendors are making more and more functionalities only
               available in `secure contexts <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Secure_Contexts>`_,
               this means that such features are only be available if the web
               page is served via a secure HTTPS connection (localhost is
               usually exempt from such requirement).

Using cookies for data persistence
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Users must **allow cookies** (specifically IndexedDB) if persistence of the
``user://`` file system is desired. When playing a game presented in an
``iframe``, **third-party** cookies must also be enabled. Incognito/private
browsing mode also prevents persistence.

The method ``OS.is_userfs_persistent()`` can be used to check if the
``user://`` file system is persistent, but can give false positives in some
cases.

Background processing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The project will be paused by the browser when the tab is no longer the active
tab in the user's browser. This means functions such as ``_process()`` and
``_physics_process()`` will no longer run until the tab is made active again by
the user (by switching back to the tab). This can cause networked games to
disconnect if the user switches tabs for a long duration.

This limitation does not apply to unfocused browser *windows*. Therefore, on the
user's side, this can be worked around by running the project in a separate
*window* instead of a separate tab.

Full screen and mouse capture
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Browsers do not allow arbitrarily **entering full screen**. The same goes for
**capturing the cursor**. Instead, these actions have to occur as a response to
a JavaScript input event. In Godot, this means entering full screen from within
a pressed input event callback such as ``_input`` or ``_unhandled_input``.
Querying the :ref:`class_Input` singleton is not sufficient, the relevant
input event must currently be active.

For the same reason, the full screen project setting doesn't work unless the
engine is started from within a valid input event handler. This requires
:ref:`customization of the HTML page <doc_customizing_html5_shell>`.

Audio
~~~~~

Some browsers restrict autoplay for audio on websites. The easiest way around this limitation is to request the
player to click, tap or press a key/button to enable audio, for instance when displaying a splash screen at the start of your game.

.. seealso:: Google offers additional information about their `Web Audio autoplay
             policies <https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/audio-video/autoplay>`__.

             Apple's Safari team also posted additional information about their `Auto-Play Policy Changes for macOS
             <https://webkit.org/blog/7734/auto-play-policy-changes-for-macos/>`__.

.. warning:: Access to microphone requires a
             :ref:`secure context <doc_javascript_secure_contexts>`.

Networking
~~~~~~~~~~

Low level networking is not implemented due to lacking support in browsers.

Currently, only :ref:`HTTP client <doc_http_client_class>`,
:ref:`HTTP requests <doc_http_request_class>`,
:ref:`WebSocket (client) <doc_websocket>` and :ref:`WebRTC <doc_webrtc>` are
supported.

The HTTP classes also have several restrictions on the HTML5 platform:

 -  Accessing or changing the ``StreamPeer`` is not possible
 -  Threaded/Blocking mode is not available
 -  Cannot progress more than once per frame, so polling in a loop will freeze
 -  No chunked responses
 -  Host verification cannot be disabled
 -  Subject to `same-origin policy <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Same-origin_policy>`__

Clipboard
~~~~~~~~~

Clipboard synchronization between engine and the operating system requires a
browser supporting the `Clipboard API <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard_API>`__,
additionally, due to the API asynchronous nature might not be reliable when
accessed from GDScript.

.. warning:: Requires a :ref:`secure context <doc_javascript_secure_contexts>`.

Gamepads
~~~~~~~~

Gamepads will not be detected until one of their button is pressed. Gamepads
might have the wrong mapping depending on the browser/OS/gamepad combination,
sadly the `Gamepad API <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad_API/Using_the_Gamepad_API>`__
does not provide a reliable way to detect the gamepad information necessary
to remap them based on model/vendor/OS due to privacy considerations.

.. warning:: Requires a :ref:`secure context <doc_javascript_secure_contexts>`.

Boot splash is not displayed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The default HTML page does not display the boot splash while loading. However,
the image is exported as a PNG file, so :ref:`custom HTML pages <doc_customizing_html5_shell>`
can display it.

.. _doc_exporting_for_web_serving_the_files:

Serving the files
-----------------

Exporting for the web generates several files to be served from a web server,
including a default HTML page for presentation. A custom HTML file can be
used, see :ref:`doc_customizing_html5_shell`.

.. warning::

    To ensure low audio latency and the ability to use :ref:`class_Thread` in web exports,
    Godot 4 web exports always use
    `SharedArrayBuffer <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer>`__.
    This requires a :ref:`secure context <doc_javascript_secure_contexts>`,
    while also requiring the following CORS headers to be set when serving the files:

    ::

        Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin
        Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp

    If you don't control the web server or are unable to add response headers,
    use `coi-serviceworker <https://github.com/gzuidhof/coi-serviceworker>`__
    as a workaround.

    If the client doesn't receive the required response headers,
    **the project will not run**.

The generated ``.html`` file can be used as ``DirectoryIndex`` in Apache
servers and can be renamed to e.g. ``index.html`` at any time. Its name is
never depended on by default.

The HTML page draws the game at maximum size within the browser window.
This way, it can be inserted into an ``<iframe>`` with the game's size, as is
common on most web game hosting sites.

The other exported files are served as they are, next to the ``.html`` file,
names unchanged. The ``.wasm`` file is a binary WebAssembly module implementing
the engine. The ``.pck`` file is the Godot main pack containing your game. The
``.js`` file contains start-up code and is used by the ``.html`` file to access
the engine. The ``.png`` file contains the boot splash image. It is not used in
the default HTML page, but is included for
:ref:`custom HTML pages <doc_customizing_html5_shell>`.

The ``.pck`` file is binary, usually delivered with the MIME-type
:mimetype:`application/octet-stream`. The ``.wasm`` file is delivered as
:mimetype:`application/wasm`.

.. warning::

    Delivering the WebAssembly module (``.wasm``) with a MIME-type
    other than :mimetype:`application/wasm` can prevent some start-up
    optimizations.

Delivering the files with server-side compression is recommended especially for
the ``.pck`` and ``.wasm`` files, which are usually large in size. The
WebAssembly module compresses particularly well, down to around a quarter of its
original size with gzip compression. Consider using Brotli precompression if
supported on your web server for further file size savings.

**Hosts that provide on-the-fly compression:** GitHub Pages (gzip)

**Hosts that don't provide on-the-fly compression:** itch.io, GitLab Pages
(`supports manual gzip precompression <https://webd97.de/post/gitlab-pages-compression/>`__)

.. tip::

    The Godot repository includes a
    `Python script to host a local web server <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/godotengine/godot/master/platform/web/serve.py>`__.
    This script is intended for testing the web editor, but it can also be used to test exported projects.

    Save the linked script to a file called ``serve.py``, move this file to the
    folder containing the exported project's ``index.html``, then run the
    following command in a command prompt within the same folder:

    ::

        # You may need to replace `python` with `python3` on some platforms.
        python serve.py --root .

    On Windows, you can open a command prompt in the current folder by holding
    :kbd:`Shift` and right-clicking on empty space in Windows Explorer, then
    choosing **Open PowerShell window here**.

    This will serve the contents of the current folder and open the default web
    browser automatically.

    Note that for production use cases, this Python-based web server should not
    be used. Instead, you should use an established web server such as Apache or
    nginx.

Interacting with the browser and JavaScript
-------------------------------------------

See the :ref:`dedicated page <doc_web_javascript_bridge>` on how to interact with JavaScript and access some unique Web browser features.

Environment variables
---------------------

You can use the following environment variables to set export options outside of
the editor. During the export process, these override the values that you set in
the export menu.

.. list-table:: HTML5 export environment variables
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Export option
     - Environment variable
   * - Encryption / Encryption Key
     - ``GODOT_SCRIPT_ENCRYPTION_KEY``