Building from source - vrcx-team/VRCX GitHub Wiki

Windows

Get source code
- Download latest source code zip or clone repo with git clone "https://github.com/vrcx-team/VRCX.git"
Build .NET
- Install .NET 9.0 SDK x64
- Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2019
- Install Visual Studio or Rider if they aren't already installed.
- In Visual Studio "Open Project/Solution" and browse to the Solution file provided inside the downloaded source code.
- Set Configuration to Release and Platform to x64
- Restore NuGet packages.
- Build Solution.
Build Node.js
- Download and install Node.js.
- Run the following commands from the root of the project, referencing the scripts in the build-scripts folder:
```
build-scripts\build-node.js.cmd
build-scripts\make-junction.cmd
```
- These scripts will set up the Node.js environment and create necessary symbolic links for the build process.
Run
- .\build\Cef\VRCX.exe
- Auto build script changes with npm run watch then reload with Ctrl + R
Create release zip
- Run build-scripts\make-zip.cmd for Bandizip or build-scripts\make-zip-7z.cmd for 7-Zip from the root of the project.

Get source code
- Download latest source code zip or clone repo with git clone "https://github.com/vrcx-team/VRCX.git"
Build .NET
- Install Dotnet 9.0 SDK
  - arch sudo pacman -S dotnet-sdk-9.0
  - ubuntu sudo apt install dotnet-sdk-9.0
  - other Install .NET on Linux
- Build with GUI or CLI
  - Open .sln file with Rider, restore nuget packages and build VRCX-Electron.
  - Run dotnet build 'Dotnet/VRCX-Electron.csproj' -p:Configuration=Release -p:Platform=x64 -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true -t:"Restore;Clean;Build" -m --self-contained
Build Node.js
- Install nodejs and npm
  - arch sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
  - ubuntu sudo apt install nodejs npm
  - other Installing Node.js via Package Managers
- Restore node modules, only necessity for first build npm ci
- Build main app npm run prod-linux or npm run watch-linux
- Build electron, only necessity for first build npm run build-electron
- Launch app npm run start-electron