Publishing an ASP.NET Core Electron App to a Single Self Contained Executable https://blog.dangl.me/archive/transform-your-aspnet-core-website-into-a-single-file-executable-desktop-app/

PublishElectronApp.cs

[PathExecutable("electronize")] readonly Tool ElectronNET;

Target PublishElectronApp => _ => _
    .DependsOn(Clean)
    .DependsOn(GenerateVersion)
    .Requires(() => DocuBaseUrl)
    .Requires(() => DocuApiKey)
    .Executes(async () =>
    {
        // Electron Build
        ElectronNET(arguments: "build /dotnet-configuration Standalone /target win", workingDirectory: SourceDirectory / "Dangl.WebGAEB");

        EnsureCleanDirectory(OutputDirectory);

        // Copy bundle to output path
        MoveDirectory(SourceDirectory / "Dangl.WebGAEB" / "bin" / "desktop" / "electron.net.host-win32-x64", OutputDirectory / "electron");

        // Clean settings and web.config files
        foreach (var configFile in GlobFiles(OutputDirectory / "electron" / "resources" / "app" / "bin", "appsettings.*.json", "WebGaebSettings.*.json", "web.*.config"))
        {
            DeleteFile(configFile);
        }

        // Package electron bundle with warp
        var warpDownloadPath = "https://github.com/dgiagio/warp/releases/download/v0.3.0/windows-x64.warp-packer.exe";
        await Nuke.Common.IO.HttpTasks.HttpDownloadFileAsync(warpDownloadPath, OutputDirectory / "warp.exe");
        var warpSettings = new ToolSettings()
            .SetToolPath(OutputDirectory / "warp.exe")
            .SetWorkingDirectory(OutputDirectory)
            .SetArgumentConfigurator(a => a
                .Add("--arch windows-x64")
                .Add(@"--input_dir .\electron")
                .Add("--exec electron.net.host.exe")
                .Add("--output WebGAEB.Desktop.exe"));
        var warpProcess = ProcessTasks.StartProcess(warpSettings);
        warpProcess.WaitForExit();

        // Run editbin on warp executable
        var editbinSettings = new ToolSettings()
            .SetToolPath(RootDirectory / "tools" / "editbin.exe")
            .SetWorkingDirectory(OutputDirectory)
            .SetArgumentConfigurator(a => a
                .Add("/subsystem:windows")
                .Add("WebGAEB.Desktop.exe"));
        var editbinProcess = ProcessTasks.StartProcess(editbinSettings);
        editbinProcess.WaitForExit();

        // Build documentation
        DocFXBuild(x => x.SetConfigFile(RootDirectory / "docfx.json"));

        // Upload to DanglDocu
        WebDocu(s => s
            .SetDocuBaseUrl(DocuBaseUrl)
            .SetDocuApiKey(DocuApiKey)
            .SetSourceDirectory(OutputDirectory / "docs")
            .SetVersion(GitVersion.NuGetVersion)
            .SetAssetFilePaths(new string[] { OutputDirectory / "WebGAEB.Desktop.exe" }));
    });