Building a Windows Application Using pyinstaller

To create the Windows application, follow these steps:

1. Build the Frontend:

   Navigate to the frontend directory and run the following commands to install dependencies and build the frontend:

   npm install
   npm run build
   

2. Copy Built Files:

   • Copy the built frontend files into the dist directory located in the backend folder:

     cp -r dist/ ../backend/
     

3. Set Up the Backend:

   • Move to the backend directory. Remove existing db.sqlite3 and private_key.pem if present: rm db.sqlite3 private_key.pem.

     Initialize empty DB and private key. Simply run the server.py script and exit (note that before running this command you need to install dependencies: pip3 install -r requirements.txt):

     python3 server.py
     

     You should see:

     2024-11-04 14:59:02 - INFO - DB created.
     2024-11-04 14:59:02 - INFO - New VAPID keys generated and saved.
     

4. Build the Application:

   • Install PyInstaller using the command:

     pip install pyinstaller
     

   • Run the PyInstaller command to compile the application:

     python3 -m PyInstaller --distpath ./out --clean tradiny.spec
     

This will generate the Windows application in the out directory.