Electron Desktop

The Electron app packages the frontend and starts a local backend automatically.

What Desktop Mode Is Good At

• local SQL and DuckDB workflows
• fast setup without hosting anything
• a built-in Local computer server
• local metastore persistence in the app data directory

Build Outputs

Current Electron release outputs include:

• macOS .zip
• Windows Squirrel installer
• Windows .msix
• Linux .deb
• Linux .rpm

Local Electron Build

pnpm --dir packages/electron package

For distributable artifacts:

pnpm --dir packages/electron make

Important Behavior

• the local backend runs in local mode
• auth is disabled for the built-in local backend
• remote StarQuery servers can still be added alongside the local one

Signing and Store Work

The current desktop path focuses on signed/notarized distribution first. Store-specific requirements such as MAS or Microsoft Store packaging are separate follow-up concerns.