tauri-app-sidecar-nodejs

Installation
SKILL.md

When to use this skill

ALWAYS use this skill when the user mentions:

  • Running Node.js as a sidecar process in Tauri
  • Packaging Node.js binaries alongside the app
  • Managing sidecar lifecycle (start, stop, logging)

Trigger phrases include:

  • "sidecar", "node.js sidecar", "nodejs backend", "sidecar packaging", "bundled node"

How to use this skill

  1. Compile Node.js to a standalone binary using tools like pkg or nexe:
    npx pkg server.js -t node18-macos-x64,node18-win-x64,node18-linux-x64
    
  2. Place sidecar binaries in src-tauri/binaries/ with platform-specific naming:
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