Questions tagged [electron-updater]
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Electron Autoupdater with Private GitHub Repository?
I have implemented Electron AutoUpdater with PRIVATE GitHub Repository as provider to publish electron application. Now, i can publish it using GitHub repository but Whenever AutoUpdater tries to download the updates from GitHub repository,…

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Problem with app update yml files is not generated in electron?
I have a problem with the auto-update of electron app,
After I finished all the app parts and I am trying to push it to my custom update server , I found this error message in my logger :
Error unknown ENOENT: no such file or directory, open…

Mohamed Maher
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Auto update doesn't work : MAC os Target .pkg
Previously we were using .dmg target and published on the S3 bucket, So on S3 and electron app it creates latest-mac.yml and app-update.yml files automatically, and for the next version app automatically update.
But Right now we are using target as…

Vivek Thumar
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electron updater notify for new release but do not update or download new release in windows
electron updater 4.2.0 package do not download new release but can detect it
This is a private repository on github
new releases successfully send to github
In package.json:
"build": {
"appId": "com.myApp.ID",
"npmRebuild": false,
"win": {
…

Lilian Bideau
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Electron auto update fails silently when installing update on Windows
I have an electron app which uses electron-builder for building, packing & publishing the app.
I have the following auto-update code:
autoUpdater.logger = log;
autoUpdater.logger.transports.file.level = "info";
autoUpdater.autoDownload =…

Katie
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How do I fix my SHA512 checksum mismatch error in electron?
I am trying to add auto update support to my electrom-app using electron-updater(electron-builder version), and it has gotten to the point where it starts to download the update but the download progress just decreases and increases infinitely…

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how to build electron app for windows in ubuntu using electron builder
I have created an electron app .Using electron-builder I created appImage in linux.I want build app for windows in linux .But it is throwing wine required error .please help to resolve this issue.
this is package.json
"name": "Gamer",
"version":…

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What does electron autoUpdater download?
do not wish to download full application for a small update in electron application
I have found out that replacing the app.asar file in my electron app's resources directory , updates the "code-specific-updates" in my application , is this enough…

vedang kulkarni
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How to show progress bar in a window during downloading in electron-updater
I'm developing my app with electron and I'm using electron-updater to show a window that asks to the user if he wants download a new app version or not.
I've tried to show in a window a progress bar during the downloading like this.
I've tried to…

Jean
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Unable to install Update inside non-admin user's machine at time of run update.exe(application) using electron-updater
We are facing issue inside non-admin user's machine at time of run update.exe using electron-updater it gives following error and does not execute:
Cannot run installer: error code: EACCES, error message: "spawn…

Himesh Aadeshara
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Electron-update not working - Maximum allowed size is 50 MB
My Electron application can't update since my last release.
i get this error :
Cannot download differentially, fallback to full download: Error: Maximum allowed size is 50 MB
Anyone has a solution for this problem ?
My dependencies…

Thomas G
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Are there any security concerns with exposing GH_TOKEN to use with electron-builder for publishing/updating app?
I am working on a commercial desktop app built using Electron, and our codebase is on a GitHub private repo. We are trying to enable devs to publish the binaries to GitHub releases, and using electron-updater to auto update.
From googling around and…

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Auto-update Electron app to a specific (non-latest) version
I need to support a special release per user (or group), and I want each user will auto-update to a new available release only if it's suitable for him (by some kind of logic in the backend).
I've tried to do so by using electron-builder's…

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How is an electron-builder NSIS block map generated? Can it be controlled?
I have a project packaged using electron-builder with NSIS target, producing as artifacts a 40 MB .exe file and a .exe.blockmap file (which is gzipped JSON, I know). The problem is that even if something as simple as version number changes,…

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Electron Updater downloads the update but does not install it on macOS (Squirrel.Mac)
I have a cross-platform Electron App, which I deploy and release to Github. I implemented an auto-update logic of my own with the electron-updater library. It works as a charm on Windows, however, it is a little bit problematic on macOS. I signed…

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