@electron-forge/maker-squirrel

maker-squirrel

@electron-forge/maker-squirrel builds a number of files required to distribute apps using the Squirrel.Windows framework. It generates a {appName} Setup.exe file which is the main installer for your application, {appName}-full.nupkg and a RELEASES file which you use to issue updates to your application.

Pre-requisites:

• Windows machine
• Linux machine with mono and wine installed.

Configuration options are documented in MakerSquirrelConfig.

// forge.config.js

module.exports = {
  makers: [
    {
      name: '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
      config: {
        certificateFile: './cert.pfx',
        certificatePassword: 'this-is-a-secret'
      }
    }
  ]
};