Any alternative for JS storage under file protocol?

Question

I am developing a HTML5 game, and would like to share it with file base. So my friends can play it with a local html file (file://xxx.html).

However, most of the storage are based on the domain, such as localStorage. I would like to know if there is any alternative to persist the game-progress-save under file-protocol?

I searched that windows.name may be the solution, but it can not store data after closing the browser. Javascript/HTML Storage Options Under File Protocol (file://)

I also found the FileSystem API (Window.requestFileSystem), but seems only Chrome has implemented it.

Any suggestion?

An alternative is to bundle your game's HTML file and other assets with a small static-file webserver. See here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5050851/best-lightweight-web-server-only-static-content-for-windows — Dai, Mar 13 '20 at 08:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '20 at 08:08

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You can:

Bundle it by using Cordova or Electron
Use Node.js + lite-server
Use some free hosting service, my prefered solution would be Firebase as you would get a free yourGame.web.app domain, certificate and storage. You could set it up in less than an hour. To be honest, this is what I would do as it would be easiest for your friends to access the game too.

answered Mar 13 '20 at 08:08

radulle

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Thanks, seems there is no way to do it in pure JS. I will choose the Firebase suggestion. Thank you so much. – Samuel Wong Mar 16 '20 at 06:47
Good choice. If this answer is good for you please check mark it as correct. – radulle Mar 16 '20 at 10:48

Any alternative for JS storage under file protocol?

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