Ionic Electron starter app project

Prerequisites

Ensure you have Node.js 20 installed on your machine.

Quick start

  1. Clone this repository and install dependencies:

    git clone https://github.com/AghastyGD/ionic-electron-starter-project.git
    cd ionic-electron-starter-project
    npm install
  2. Run the vite dev server for the Ionic web app:

    npm run dev # opens the vite dev server for the Ionic web app at http://localhost:5173/
  3. Navigate to the electron folder:

    • Check for the node_modules folder.
    • If it doesn't exist, run:
      cd electron
      npm install
  4. Build the ionic app for electron:

    ionic build
    ionic cap open electron # opens the electron app with the ionic base template sidemenu

    Note: If you encounter "command not found" errors for Ionic, install it globally using:

    npm install -g @ionic/cli

Contact information

For any issues or questions, please feel free to contact me.