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João Menighin
João Menighin

Reputation: 3225

Electron User Installer build

Recently I was installing Visual Studio Code again and noticed it has a new User Installer for download. I'm assuming this is an installer that user doesn't have to have the Administrator permission to install. Is that the case? How can I build my application like that? Couldn't find anything on the electron-builder documentation or other building packages...

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Upvotes: 0

Views: 2382

Answers (1)

Hai Pham
Hai Pham

Reputation: 2225

Take a look at electron builder's NSIS configuration:

The top-level nsis key contains set of options instructing electron-builder on how it should build NSIS target (default target for Windows).

  • oneClick = true Boolean - Whether to create one-click installer or assisted.

  • perMachine = false Boolean - Whether to show install mode installer page (choice per-machine or per-user) for assisted installer. Or whether installation always per all users (per-machine).

    If oneClick is true (default): Whether to install per all users (per-machine).

    If oneClick is false and perMachine is true: no install mode installer page, always install per-machine.

    If oneClick is false and perMachine is false (default): install mode installer page.

In your case, User Installer is per-user and System Installer is per-machine. Try to set both oneClick and perMachine to false when build installer, you will see an installer page like this:

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Hope this help.

Upvotes: 1

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