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autoUpdater for electron mac app

I am trying to set auto-updater for my electron mac app

In main.js I am using the following code for auto updater:

const electron = require('electron')
const autoUpdater = electron.autoUpdater;
const appVersion = require('./package.json').version;

autoUpdater.setFeedURL('https://my_server_address/test?v=' + appVersion);

autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();

I am using electron-packager for packaging my app.(without signing)

electron-packager . --platform=darwin --arch=x64

I am getting the error Could not get code signature for running application

What is the issue? Is signing required for auto updating? If no, how can I set up auto updater without signing the app?

Solution

  • I think the app signing is required to set up autoUpdater.

    After packaging the app. Signed the app using electron-osx-sign module, by running the following terminal command.

    electron-osx-sign Test.app --identity 'Mac Developer: Arun (XXXXXXXXXX)'

    Now auto update is working fine.