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docs: add Electron live updates guide#18307

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@riderx riderx commented May 24, 2026

What changed

Adds an Electron Live Updates page under the Quasar CLI Vite Electron docs and links it from the Electron mode menu.

The page covers:

  • what Electron live updates can and cannot update
  • installing the open-source @capgo/electron-updater package in src-electron
  • wiring the updater in the Electron main process
  • exposing a limited updater API through the preload bridge
  • calling notifyAppReady() from the renderer
  • using a manual self-hosted metadata endpoint and bundle storage
  • creating an update zip with the CLI
  • keeping signed desktop releases for main/preload/native/binary changes

Why

Quasar Electron users currently have build and publishing docs, but no focused guide for renderer-only live updates. This documents the self-hosted/manual pattern without requiring a hosted account.

Validation

  • pnpm lint:check

Note: local commands emitted workspace Node engine warnings because this machine is running Node v25.9.0, while several Quasar packages request Node 22/24/26+ ranges. The final lint check passed.

@riderx riderx marked this pull request as ready for review May 24, 2026 09:47
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