Cocos Creator Headless Install Scene Patch

Cocos Creator Headless Install + Scene Patch

Install Cocos Creator 3.x without GUI, then set up a runtime test bootstrap scene.

Headless Install

# Download latest Cocos Creator from official site:
# https://www.cocos.com/en/creator-download
# (Download link changes with each version, use the official page)
curl -L "$(curl -s https://www.cocos.com/creator-download 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'https://download\.cocos\.com/CocosCreator/v[0-9.]+\.[0-9]+/CocosCreator-v[0-9.]+\.dmg' | head -1 || echo 'https://www.cocos.com/en/creator-download')" -o /tmp/Cocos.dmg || echo "Please download manually from https://www.cocos.com/en/creator-download"
# Mount and copy
hdiutil attach /tmp/Cocos.dmg
cp -R "/Volumes/CocosCreator/CocosCreator.app" /Applications/
hdiutil detach /Volumes/CocosCreator

Bootstrap Scene Setup

Create assets/scenes/BootScene.scene with minimum nodes:

1. Canvas node (UI root)
2. Camera as child of Canvas (for UI rendering)
3. BootEntry component on Canvas node

See references/scene-template.md for the minimal BootScene JSON template.

CLI Build

/Applications/CocosCreator.app/Contents/MacOS/CocosCreator --project . --build "platform=web-mobile;debug=true"

The --headless flag may be needed for CI environments.