electron-update-server

Serves private repo assets for electron updater.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/kevinphelps/electron-update-server.git
cd electron-update-server
yarn
yarn run build

Substitute url for fork if needed.

Configuration

Environment variables: (use .env file in project root for development)

GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=TOKEN

Development

Run yarn run watch and yarn start concurrently.

Usage

/download/:owner/:repo/:filename: Download file from the latest release in the given repo.

Electron Updater Configuration

"publish": {
  "provider": 'generic',
  "url": 'https://example.com/download/:owner/:repo'
}

Deployment

Set up Heroku:

heroku git:remote -a APP_NAME
heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-nodejs#yarn

Push to Heroku:

git push heroku master