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[Request]: Autostart a specific bottle and a specific program inside it on system startup #4535

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Tell us the problem or your need

I want certain bottles to launch automatically when the system boots — e.g., a bottle running a background service, server, or always-on Windows app. Currently, I have to manually open Bottles and launch the bottle every time.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a per-bottle option: "Launch on system startup." When enabled, Bottles would start the bottle and a specific program inside it automatically after login.

Implementation ideas:

  • Toggle in bottle settings/preferences
  • Allow selecting which program in the bottle to launch
  • Use a Flatpak autostart .desktop file or portal to register with the desktop session

Other solutions?

Manually creating a .desktop file pointing to flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles --bottle=<name> --executable=<path>, but requires CLI support that may not exist and duplicates configuration outside Bottles.

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