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-desktop
$ cd zulip-desktop

Install project dependencies:

$ npm install

Start the app:

$ npm start

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.