How to deploy an Electron app as an executable or installable in Windows?

Question

I want to generate a unique .exe file to execute the app or a .msi to install the application. How to do that?

Answer 1

2020 Update You can use electron-builder to create portable .exe file for your electron app. All you need to do is install electron-builder with yarn add electron-builder --dev Then create a package.json file like this(this is just for portable .exe):

{
  "name": "my-electron-app",
  "productName": "electron app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "an electron app",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron .",
    "dist": "electron-builder"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "electron": "^8.0.2",
    "electron-builder": "^22.3.2"
  },
  "build": {
    "appId": "com.electron.app",
    "win": {
      "target": "portable"
    },
    "portable": {
      "unicode": false,
      "artifactName": "my_electron_app.exe"
    }
  }
}