Blog post

Build single executable applications for Node.js.

This repo demonstrates how to use the new Node.js API to create an executable application from a bundle.

I only tested for Linux and Darwin targets. I took a stab at implementing it (see build_sea_windows in build.sh, but it's not tested, so I have the script print an error to alert you. Note that emitting Windows executables is supported by the Node.js API (see docs), so it might work. If someone with a Windows machine wants to test (and maybe tune) it, that would be cool.

Notes

• Webpack is used for bundling. I plan to demonstrate with other bundlers.
• The entry point for the webpack config for my example is ./bin/app, which was an executable Node.js script with a shebang line. Update the config to point to whatever your app's entry point is.
• The SEA config file uses disableExperimentalSEAWarning to suppress the experimental warning displayed when running a generated executable. This only works for Node.js 20.2.0 and later.