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Re:JDeploy – Deploy desktop Java apps as native bundles on M... by shannah78 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:42AM (#30344874)
> 1) Can I run jlink somewhere in the build process?

No need. Just specify your JVM requirements and the launcher will automatically use (or download if necessary) a compatible VM. This allows JVMs to be shared between apps, and your app updates are much smaller since they don't include the VM bundled directly.

> 2) Can I use a private npm repo like Verdaccio, or are there plans for other (non npm?) backends in the future?

Right now it's pegged to the public npm repo, but I'll be exploring other options soon, including private repos, self hosting, GitHub releases.

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Re:JDeploy – Deploy desktop Java apps as native bundles on M... by thom on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @06:29AM (#30345179)
Yeah, would just prefer not to download a whole JVM+JavaFX. It's also nice knowing _exactly_ what we're built against so we can thoroughly test.

Either way, really exciting stuff, we'll definitely have a play! Any plans for commercial features in the future?

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Re:JDeploy – Deploy desktop Java apps as native bundles on M... by shannah78 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @02:27PM (#30351402)
> Any plans for commercial features in the future?

I'll have to find out what kinds of features are of interest to commercial clients. I'd like to find some way to support continued development. Commercial features are certainly a possibility.

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