feat: add windows amd64 installer #4719
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Does the user need to sign out and sign in for the |
@kylecarbs It's the easiest way to get PATH updates to apply without having to run crazy commands to force refresh the PATH variable AFAIK |
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This is awesome!
Could you adjust this in the README? https://github.com/coder/coder#getting-started
Add under:
The easiest way to install Coder is to use our [install script](https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/install.sh) for Linux and macOS. For Windows, use our [installer](<link to latest release installer bin here>).
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@kylecarbs there's no permalink for the installer, so I put the following in the README instead: |
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@deansheather hmm, that makes sense to me. link to the latest release too! Thoughts on this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6979741/setting-environment-variables-requires-reboot-on-64-bit btw this isn't blocking, just cool if it's easy to do |
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@deansheather can we include the version somewhere in the installer UI? Might be helpful for folks |
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Also, it will allow publishing on |
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yep @matifali this is a follow up I'd like to do after merge :D |
Adds a Windows amd64 installer (built on Linux) using
makensis. NSIS is an alternative to MSI which can easily be built on platforms other than Windows, and is used by well-known apps such as VLC and VirtualBox.Drops the following files in
C:\Program Files\Coder:bin/coder.exeuninstaller.exelicense.txtOptionally adds
binto PATH. Registers Coder as an app in Windows settings so users can easily uninstall it.coder_0.10.2-devel+bf3224e3_windows_amd64_installer_NnWUVJKzWY.mp4