ncc and pkg tools demo

A simple demo of

• compiling a NodeJS project into single file using ncc
• creating a standalone executable using pkg

The target application is created using Nest TypeScript starter template.

Installation

Install ncc and pkg globally.

$ yarn global add @zeit/ncc
$ yarn global add pkg

Clone and set up this repository.

$ git clone https://github.com/shikshan/ncc-pkg-demo.git
$ cd ncc-pkg-demo
$ yarn install

Running the app

# development
$ yarn start

# watch mode
$ yarn start:dev

# production mode
yarn start:prod

# bundle the application into a single file and a distributable.
# Check distro script in package.json for details.
yarn distro

# run the single file
yarn start:ncc

# run the standalone executable. It starts executable for mac, change as per your OS.
yarn start:pkg