Publishing an app #175

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claunia · 2026-01-29T16:32:57Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:32:57 +00:00

Originally created by @kwakuduahc1 on GitHub (Jun 5, 2018).

Hi. I am quite a newbie to electron and the accompanying tech. I wanted the script to use to publish a project. I have a project running and it tests alright but i cannot figure out how to publish an executable app that will run on a target machine. Thanks in advance

Originally created by @kwakuduahc1 on GitHub (Jun 5, 2018). Hi. I am quite a newbie to electron and the accompanying tech. I wanted the script to use to publish a project. I have a project running and it tests alright but i cannot figure out how to publish an executable app that will run on a target machine. Thanks in advance

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claunia commented

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@GammaSoul commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2018):

cut and paste from the main page of this repository.....

Build

Here you need the Electron.NET CLI too. Type following command in your ASP.NET Core folder:
dotnet electronize build /target win
There are additional platforms available:
dotnet electronize build /target win
dotnet electronize build /target osx
dotnet electronize build /target linux
Those three "default" targets will produce x64 packages for those platforms.

For certain NuGet packages or certain scenarios you may want to build a pure x86 application. To support those things you can define the desired .NET Core runtime, the electron platform and electron architecture like this:
dotnet electronize build build /target custom win7-x86;win32 /electron-arch ia32 
The end result should be an electron app under your /bin/desktop folder.

@GammaSoul commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2018): cut and paste from the main page of this repository..... > Build > > Here you need the Electron.NET CLI too. Type following command in your ASP.NET Core folder: > > dotnet electronize build /target win > > There are additional platforms available: > > dotnet electronize build /target win > dotnet electronize build /target osx > dotnet electronize build /target linux > > Those three "default" targets will produce x64 packages for those platforms. > > For certain NuGet packages or certain scenarios you may want to build a pure x86 application. To support those things you can define the desired .NET Core runtime, the electron platform and electron architecture like this: > > dotnet electronize build build /target custom win7-x86;win32 /electron-arch ia32 > > The end result should be an electron app under your /bin/desktop folder.

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:32:57 +00:00

@kwakuduahc1 commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2018):

Checked it, it is not an app per se. I am sure it has to be built or something but it is not executable. Ther app there is for debugging purposes and it would not be wise to push an app in debug mode downstream. It actually creates another app in the obj folder but once again, it requires some scripting to get that translating into an app.

@kwakuduahc1 commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2018): Checked it, it is not an app per se. I am sure it has to be built or something but it is not executable. Ther app there is for debugging purposes and it would not be wise to push an app in debug mode downstream. It actually creates another app in the obj folder but once again, it requires some scripting to get that translating into an app.

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:32:58 +00:00

@kwakuduahc1 commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2018):

You were right @GammaSoul . I was misled by the final statement. It does create the executable. I was looking for an installer, which of course, is not there.

@kwakuduahc1 commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2018): You were right @GammaSoul . I was misled by the final statement. It does create the executable. I was looking for an installer, which of course, is not there.

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Reference: starred/Electron.NET#175