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I built an open source cross-platform desktop starter app
I built an app for personal marketing using electron and then it inspired me to build other apps, so I took what I learned and put together a desktop starter app and open sourced it.
It saves a lot of time trying to get things up and running. It also has built in automatic updates using github releases and CI/CD to auto release new versions.
It's bare bones intentionally - check it out at https://github.com/dotnetfactory/desktop-starter-app
- zigcBenx 9mo agoThat looks really cool! So the auto update feature updates client app for all users instantly (like Discord does on open)?
- eibrahim 9mo agofyi, if you want to test it download an older version and see it auto update. Older version here: https://github.com/dotnetfactory/desktop-starter-app/releases/tag/v1.0.2 https://github.com/dotnetfactory/desktop-starter-app/release...
- eibrahim 9mo agoapp starts > check latest version in github releases > if new version, download it > display message to user "Restart to update". Similar to VS Code UX (i don't use discord much). The app also is signed for Mac. I have only tested it on Mac but plan to do more testing for windows soon.
- zigcBenx 9mo agoNice! I have built app with Quasar(which uses electron) for windows and that is exactly thing I need. I will give it a shot