Problem
No update mechanism. Once a build ships, there's no path to deliver fixes — users stay on whatever they installed.
Options
update-electron-app (simplest, uses GitHub releases + update.electronjs.org for Mac/Win)electron-updater (more flexible, supports private servers, channels)
Recommend update-electron-app for v1.0 — drop-in, free hosting via update.electronjs.org, requires only a public GitHub release.
Required
- Add
update-electron-app to deps
- Call
updateElectronApp() early in src/index.ts
- Forge
@electron-forge/publisher-github configured with repo + token
- CI workflow that runs
electron-forge publish on tag push
Acceptance
- A v1.0.1 release published to GitHub triggers an in-app update prompt on a v1.0.0 install within ~15 min
Problem
No update mechanism. Once a build ships, there's no path to deliver fixes — users stay on whatever they installed.
Options
update-electron-app(simplest, uses GitHub releases + update.electronjs.org for Mac/Win)electron-updater(more flexible, supports private servers, channels)Recommend
update-electron-appfor v1.0 — drop-in, free hosting via update.electronjs.org, requires only a public GitHub release.Required
update-electron-appto depsupdateElectronApp()early insrc/index.ts@electron-forge/publisher-githubconfigured with repo + tokenelectron-forge publishon tag pushAcceptance