build.md

Building from sources

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows

macOS

Requirements

• Node.js (v8 or later)
• npm (v5 or later)
• electron-builder dependencies

Instructions

0. Install dependencies from requirements.

1. Download the latest release:

   curl -OL https://github.com/PeerioTechnologies/peerio-desktop/archive/master.tar.gz
   

2. Unpack it:

   tar xvf master.tar.gz
   

3. Go to the unpacked directory:

   cd peerio-desktop-master
   

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

5. Edit app/package.json and change the value of "socketServerUrl" from "" to "wss://icebear.peerio.com".

6. Build:

   npm run internal-build-mac
   

Build results will be in dist directory.

Linux

Requirements

• Node.js (v8 or later)
• npm (v5 or later)
• electron-builder dependencies

Instructions

0. Install dependencies from requirements.

1. Download the latest release:

   wget https://github.com/PeerioTechnologies/peerio-desktop/archive/master.tar.gz
   

2. Unpack it:

   tar xvf master.tar.gz
   

3. Go to the unpacked directory:

   cd peerio-desktop-master
   

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

5. Edit app/package.json and change the value of "socketServerUrl" from "" to "wss://icebear.peerio.com".

6. Build:

   npm run internal-build-linux
   

Build results will be in dist directory.

Windows

We do not support making builds on Windows, but you can build a version for Windows on macOS or Linux. (Linux Subsystem for Windows may work, but we don't test on it.)