1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4c1cd64..54d7638 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+if (require('os').platform() === "win32") {
+    console.log("Electrode cannot run on Windows. Please use a POSIX-compliant operating system to run an Electrode server.");
+    process.exit(255);
+}
+
 const fs = require('fs');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const progress = require('progress');
 global.cluster = require('cluster');
+global.publicDir = __dirname + "/public";
 
 if (require('fs').existsSync("./cache/download.tar")) {
     require('fs').unlinkSync("./cache/download.tar");