{"repo":"electron-userland/electron-wix-msi","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-wix-msi","clone":"git clone https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-wix-msi.git","description":":dvd: Create traditional MSI installers for your Electron app","language":"TypeScript","stars":329,"topics":["electron","installer","wix","msi","electronjs","wix-toolset"],"license":"MIT","category":"dev-tools","readme_excerpt":"Traditional MSI Installers Most Electron developers use the official windows-installer to create Windows installers. It does not require Administrator privileges and comes bundled with an automatic updater. If your app targets consumers, it will likely be the better choice. However, if you need to create a traditional MSI the way Microsoft intended for software to be installed, this module is your friend. It creates a standalone MSI that installs your application to Program Files or any user-defined directory, much like the installers for Office, Node.js, or other popular apps. It allows up- and downgrades. For more details, see: Should I use this? Look & Feel Prerequisites Before using this module, make sure to install the Wix toolkit v3. Only the command line tools are required. If you are using AppVeyor or another Windows CI system, it is likely already installed. Whats new? Version 3 is a major release for this toolkit. Many internals were reworked and V3 delivers improvements listed below. Please look out for the 🆕 icon throughout this documentation for new parameter. Versions 4 and above are only adding features and requiring newer versions of Node.js without actually requiring any code changes on your part. See the CHANGELOG.md for details. New install folder structure A new folder structure allows to update the MSI installation while your app is running without temporarily corrupting the installation. If files are locked during an update then the MSI engine schedules","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/electron-userland","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/electron-userland/electron-wix-msi/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}