How To Package Express Server Inside Electron App?

I am currently building electron app with vue-cli-electron-builder . I have mysql local database and express server. How do I bundle express server and Electron app? I have used

Solution 1:

In background.ts, you can import { fork } from 'child_process'.

And put server.js in /public/.

import { fork } from'child_process'const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'const serverProcess = fork(isDevelopment 
  ? path.resolve(__dirname, "../public/server.js")
  : path.resolve(__dirname, "server.js"))

try {
  serverProcess.stdout!.on("data", console.log)
  serverProcess.stderr!.on("data", console.error)
} catch(e) {}

I have done it with vue-cli-electron-builder at some time as well, but it conflicts with Reveal.js, so I did it manually.

• background.ts
• server.js

However, regarding MySQL, you shouldn't put .env or credentials in Electron, as people can reverse engineer it, needing a separate web server.