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Building and Deployment

⚠️ Alpha Version: OneForAll is currently in alpha. Deployment features are being developed and may change.

Learn how to build and deploy your OneForAll applications for production.

🚧 Coming Soon​

This deployment guide is currently under development. We're preparing comprehensive documentation on:

📦 Building Applications​

  • Executable Creation - Converting Python apps to standalone executables
  • Asset Bundling - Including images, fonts, and other resources
  • Dependency Management - Handling Python packages and system dependencies
  • Build Optimization - Reducing file size and improving startup time

🚀 Deployment Options​

  • Desktop Distribution - Creating installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • App Store Publishing - Preparing apps for Microsoft Store, Mac App Store
  • Enterprise Deployment - Internal distribution and management
  • Auto-Updates - Implementing automatic application updates

🔧 Build Tools Integration​

  • PyInstaller - Creating single-file executables
  • cx_Freeze - Cross-platform application freezing
  • Nuitka - Python compiler for performance
  • Docker - Containerized deployment strategies

🛠️ CI/CD Pipelines​

  • GitHub Actions - Automated building and testing
  • Build Matrices - Multi-platform builds
  • Release Automation - Automated version management and distribution
  • Quality Assurance - Testing across different environments

📖 Current Resources​

While we prepare this deployment guide, explore these resources:

💡 Quick Preview​

Here's a preview of what building OneForAll apps will look like:

# Development mode
oneforall dev my_app.py

# Build for current platform
oneforall build my_app.py

# Build with custom options
oneforall build my_app.py --name "My App" --icon app_icon.ico

# Cross-platform build
oneforall build my_app.py --target windows --target macos --target linux

Basic Build Configuration​

// .oneforall.json
{
  "build": {
    "name": "My OneForAll App",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "icon": "assets/icon.ico",
    "exclude": ["tests/", "docs/"],
    "include_data": ["assets/", "config/"],
    "console": false,
    "single_file": true
  },
  "deploy": {
    "auto_update": true,
    "update_server": "https://updates.myapp.com",
    "code_signing": {
      "certificate": "path/to/cert.p12",
      "password_env": "CERT_PASSWORD"
    }
  }
}

🎯 Deployment Strategies​

Desktop Applications​

  • Single Executable - Everything bundled in one file
  • Directory Distribution - App with supporting files
  • Installer Packages - MSI, DMG, DEB packages
  • Portable Apps - No installation required

Enterprise Solutions​

  • Silent Installation - Automated deployment
  • Group Policy - Windows domain deployment
  • Configuration Management - Centralized app configuration
  • License Management - Usage tracking and compliance

🤝 Community Input​

Help us shape the deployment experience:

  1. Share Requirements - Tell us about your deployment needs
  2. Report Issues - Help us identify deployment challenges
  3. Contribute Examples - Share your deployment configurations

📧 Stay Updated​

Follow the project on GitHub to get notified when deployment features are released.

This page is under active development. Deployment and building features will be added as OneForAll approaches its stable release.