Pixtron is a (very) simple update server for electron-updater.
# clone the repository
$ git clone https://github.com/ShuttleBrowser/pixtron.git
# change the working directory to pixtron
$ cd pixtron
# install the requirements
$ npm i
# start pixtron
$ npm start
Copy the generated files by electron-builder in releases/latest/<platform>,
or
In config.json, add a password and a repository.
Change the names of the files.
Once it's done, go to:
update.your-super-server.com/upload/<the release tag>/<your password (in config file)>
config.json :
{
"releases": [
{
"platform": "win32",
"files": [
"latest.yml",
"MySuperApp-Windows.exe",
"MySuperApp-Windows.exe.blockmap"
]
},
{
"platform": "linux",
"files": [
"latest-linux.yml",
"MySuperApp-Linux-x86_64.AppImage"
]
},
{
"platform": "mac",
"files": [
"latest-mac.yml",
"MySuperApp-MacOS.dmg",
"MySuperApp-MacOS.dmg.blockmap"
]
}
],
"githubRepo": "MyRepo/MySuperApp",
"password": "mySuperPassword"
}Read the electron-updater documentation here.
autoUpdater.setFeedURL({provider: 'generic',url: `http://your-update-server/update/latest/${process.platform}/`})