vladkampov / igroteka-remote-play-desktop

igroteka-remote-play-desktop

First of all

Create a .env file in the root of the directory. Find .env.example.

Build

• npm install
• npx electron-rebuild
• npm run electron-pack – build react app and wrap it with electron. Powered by electron-builder

Development

• npm install
• npx electron-rebuild
• npm start – starts react-dev-server and electron starts listening to port 3001

Where to look first?

• package.json – "build" – configuration of the electron-builder
• public/electron-main.js – entry point of Electron app. – src/index.js – entry point of React app

References

• ElectronJS – Main documentation
• electron-sudo – Run a subprocess with administrative privileges, prompting the user with a graphical OS dialog if necessary. Useful for background subprocesse which run native Electron apps that need sudo.
• electron-builder – Builder utility
• how to add third-party dependencies - https://www.electron.build/configuration/contents#extraresources
• Pritunl – this is the example how openvpn .exe file used by Pritunl client powered on Electron