pfx file for use with the Electron build process. Once you have installed the certificate you’ll need to export it to a. Make sure that you click this on the Windows machine that you’ll be using in Internet Explorer - NOT Microsoft Edge. You’ll receive an email with a link to install the certificate. After you’ve purchased a certificate you may have to wait a few days for it to be sent to you. Certificate SetupĪs mentioned, I use Sectigo for my code signing certificates which you can find here. I’ll go into more details on this process throughout the rest of the article. I use Sectigo for my certificates which start at $166/year. Without doing this users will see warnings when trying to install your application. Please leave a comment below if you’ve done this!Īs with MacOS, it’s highly recommended that you code sign your releases. It’s possible to build for the Windows Store but I have not had experience doing this.
We'll be building the app for external distribution (Downloadable from the web). To build the app for Windows you will need access to a machine that runs Windows. Notes for building Electron apps for Windows This post assumes you’ve read the previous chapters, if you haven’t then I highly recommend you do. This is part four in the series of blog posts “Making an Electron App with Ember JS” where I go over how I built my app Snipline for the web, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Making an Electron App with Ember JS Part #4: Windows
