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Vishal Srinivasan
Vishal Srinivasan

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How to create executables (.exe file for windows and package file for mac) for your express.js application in 3 simple steps?

A .exe file which is generally called a binary executable file can be created for your node application just by using one npm package. Hard to digest in the beginning but yet that is the actual effort needed to create an exe file.

I saw many blog posts that are too lengthy but didn't convey what is actually needed to create an exe file for windows (and package for mac ). So I thought why cant I write one for this. In this article I am planning to explain the same.

Lets begin

First you need to have your express js application up and running. This post is not to explain how to start the express server and I believe you have some basic knowledge on how to start one by yourself. Lets dive into how to create an exe file (or a package for your mac).

Continue reading in the below LinkedIn page.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-create-executable-exepackage-file-your-express-js-srinivasan

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