Meeting Recap

Date & Time: 12 June 2025 6PM

Attendees:

• Léo F

• Whole Luxoria Team

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1. Executive Summary

Our current distribution process requires users to manually download a GitHub release, unzip it, and move files into Program Files. To streamline deployment and improve user experience, we have decided to develop a native executable installer.

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2. Discussion Points

Current Installation Process

• Navigate to our GitHub repository’s “Releases” page

• Download the .zip archive of the latest version

• Extract contents locally

• Manually move the application folder into C:\Program Files\…

• (Optional) Add to PATH or create desktop shortcuts

Pain Points

• Multiple manual steps prone to user error

• No version-check or upgrade path

• Lack of automated shortcut creation and uninstaller

• Support overhead for installation issues

Proposed Installer Solution

• Executable Installer

  • Bundle binaries, assets, and dependencies

  • Automate directory placement under Program Files

  • Create Start menu/desktop shortcuts

  • Provide an uninstaller entry in Control Panel

• Potential Tools

  • NSIS, Inno Setup, Windows Installer (MSI)

  • Consider cross-platform options if needed in future

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3. Decision

Proceed with designing and building a native Windows executable installer for our application.

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4. Next Steps & Action Items

Research and select an installer framework (e.g., NSIS, Inno Setup, MSI) Develop a prototype executable installer Conduct cross-environment testing (Windows versions & permissions) Update documentation and publish installer on GitHub Releases