Questions tagged [electron-updater]
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Electron app increases in size with every build
I have an Electron app (made with angular) and with this template:
https://github.com/iffy/electron-updater-example
Every time I run the electron builder command, the app itself increases in size by a couple 10MB. It happens the same when I build in…

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How to release the electron app with only modified modules/files?
I am using electron builder to package the app and releasing on github private repository and also implemented electron-updater to update the app automatically in background, everything is working fine.
but the problem is each time i am releasing…

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How to get My Electron Auto updater to work?
I'm trying to get my Electron Vue.js aplication to update itself when i release a new update in my Github Repro.
I'm packing my app using "electron-builder" and here is my package.json
I was following this guide but it didn't work.
This is the Code…

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function quitAndInstall of electron-updater
As this post : Electron auto update fails silently when installing update on Windows
I can't install my new update :( check update, download is good but during installation of the update, the progress bar fills up halfway, then disappears.
The app…

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Error: Error: Unsupported provider: undefined in electron js
I have developed a electron js app with angular .I want to have electron-updater.But its giving me above error .
this is my package.json
{
"name": "Gamer",
"version": "1.0.1",
"main": "main.js",
"dependencies": { ...},
"devDependencies":…

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Is there a way to set up electron-builder auto-updater to check for updates from Google Cloud Storage?
I would like to use the autoUpdater from electron-builder to update my apps. I'm not using Github Releases because I have a private repo and don't want to include the GH_TOKEN for security purposes. Instead I want to put the binaries and the…

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Electron forge - create latest.yml for electron-updater
I have migrated our ReactJS app to Electron forge using webpack. Now I have created .exe file but I'm strugling with electron-updater bacause of missing latest.yml file. How do I create this file with electron-forge make so electron-updater can…

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Electron-updater: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'setClosable')
After updating the libraries I am unable to update my app from a generic provider. Electron locates the update on GitHub, but stops thereafter with the following message:
21:26.389] [info] App starting...
:
1:28.518] [info] controllando se ci sono…

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Electron app not getting installed after quitandinstall function
I am using electron auto updater to get my app updated whenever a new version is available. I am using aws as my generic provider. The problem i am facing is the app detects a new version and download it successfully but when i call quitAndInstall()…

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Progress event for electron-updater quitAndInstall method
Does electron-updater quitAndInstall() method emmit an installation progress event?
My client is asking for a progress bar while the update is installing but I don't see anything in the docs.
Note: I'm not referring to the update download progress…

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Electron-updater cannot find module 'fs/promises'
I have a problem that electron-updater cannot find module 'fs/promises'. All another solutions don`t help me. Here is my log.
Error: Cannot find module 'fs/promises'
Require stack:
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Error ZIP file not provided - autoUpdate on mac using electron-updater dmg
I have a mac dmg target installer set up with electron-updater, when my app detects update I get an error in the logs saying that ZIP file not provided. Not sure how to solve this?
EDIT: In the docs it says "Defaults to default (dmg and zip for…

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Electron autoUpdate app using electron-updater with github private repo
What I have Done: I packaged my electron app using electron-builder. I used electron forge typescript & webpack template to create my electron app.
The Error: Cannot find asset "app-setup-21.6.9.exe" in:…

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Persistent file storage across electon app updates with electron-builder electron-updater
When I update an Electron app using the electron-builder autoUpdater, all the file storage I defined is overwritten. What settings do I need to make these files persist?
Here is an MCVE example (for the main process):
const { app, BrowserView,…

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electron-builder doesn't create a release in GitHub when publish is set to always, though there are no errors
I am trying to publish an electron app to my GitHub repository's releases.
Here is my package.json
{
"name": "sample-electron-app",
"version": "1.0.1",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test…

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