zulip-desktop/docs/Windows.md

** Windows Set up instructions **

Prerequisites

• Git
• Node.js >= v6.9.0
• python (v2.7.x recommended)
• node-gyp (installed via powershell)

System specific dependencies

• use only 32bit or 64bit for all of the installers, do not mix architectures
• install using default settings
• open Windows Powershell as Admin

C:\Windows\system32> npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

Installation

Clone the source locally:

$ git clone https://github.com/zulip/zulip-electron
$ cd zulip-electron

Install project dependencies:

$ npm install

Start the app:

$ npm start

Start and watch changes

$ npm run dev

Making a release

To package app into an installer use command:

npm run pack
npm run dist

It will start the packaging process. The ready for distribution file (e.g. dmg, windows installer, deb package) will be outputted to the dist directory.

Troubleshooting

If you have any problems running the app please see the most common issues.