# New custom launchers **URL:** \ **Category:** Genode and Sculpt OS\ **Created:** [February 9, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279 "2026-02-09T22:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G0retZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/1 "2026-02-09T22:43:26Z")
I’m trying to make Sculpt OS my daily driver and looking into a way of deploying different “preconnected” components. I’ve already figured out that out-of-the box Sculpt OS has `launchers` and `presets`: While latter `presets` are a different `/config/deploy` file variations that are loaded _from scratch_ deployed with the `System` button under `Presets` tab/button in Leitzentrale and located in `/config/presets/`. The former are components configurations that are _added_ to the running system, deployed via `+` button under `Options` tab/button in Leitzentrale and located in `config/launchers/`. So if I want to have a Falkon browser with specific connections that I want to start and stop at will without manually “connecting” it every time I need to create a specific launcher for it inside `/config/launchers/`. Essentially to copy-paste a part of the `deploy` into a launcher file and tweak it a bit. The only issue with this is that `/config` lives only in memory while system is running and gets recreated from scratch on reboot. I tried to just copy a launcher to the `used fs` under the same path `/config/launchers/`- it didn’t work. How I can keep my launchers from disappearing after reboot? ---
**Author:** ![jschlatow](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex006/user_avatar/genode.discourse.group/jschlatow/32/12_2.png) [@jschlatow](https://genode.discourse.group/u/jschlatow)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/2 "2026-02-10T05:31:48Z")
Same as with other configs: You need to put it in `/config//launchers/` on your `used_fs` ([see also](https://genode.org/documentation/articles/sculpt-25-10#Making_customizations_permanent)). ---
**Author:** ![G0retZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/3 "2026-02-10T08:10:07Z")
> [@jschlatow](#): > > Same as with other configs: You need to put it in `/config//launchers/` on your `used_fs` ([see also](https://genode.org/documentation/articles/sculpt-25-10#Making_customizations_permanent)). Oh, you’re right! I forgot about version in path, how stupid of me 😅 Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![G0retZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/4 "2026-02-10T12:21:17Z")
Now I have additional question. The default launchers provide some components that I deploy always and essentially they become part of the `deploy` configuration file stored on my used FS. So when I use it, all those components in launchers are deployed automatically. Thus for me they loose their value as launchers because I’m not going to remove those components from the system ever. Now when I add my own launchers they are added to the same “default” launchers list and mixed with the ones that are there. So I have a mixed list of launchers that are effectively static with my custom ones that are effectively dynamic (I want to start and stop them at will) - it’s a bit of inconvenience. Is there a way to remove those “default” launchers that are already part of my saved `deploy` file? ---
**Author:** ![skalk](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex006/user_avatar/genode.discourse.group/skalk/32/23_2.png) [@skalk](https://genode.discourse.group/u/skalk)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/5 "2026-02-10T13:04:53Z")
> [@G0retZ](#): > > Is there a way to remove those “default” launchers that are already part of my saved `deploy` file? In short no. Launchers you’re using actively in your `deploy` file need to be part of `/config/launcher/`. The entries within the deploy configuration are referencing them, the content is read from those `launcher` files. If you want to shadow the content of it, you can save a modified version at the location @jschlatow already mentioned. If you want to remove an unused launcher from your `/config` filesystem, you either need to compile Sculpt OS yourself (without the launcher selected), or you might dynamically delete the corresponding `launcher` files at startup (they are exported initially from the boot image into the `/config` filesystem). ---
**Author:** ![G0retZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-custom-launchers/279/6 "2026-02-10T13:48:18Z")
Ok, got it, thanks 👌