Build AYON launcher on Windows

Requirements

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To build AYON you will need some tools and libraries. We do not provide any of these tools. You have to install them yourself.

• PowerShell 5.0+ GitHub repository
• git
• Python 3.9 or higher
• Inno Setup for installer

Python 3.9.0 is not supported because of this bug.

It is recommended to use pyenv for python version control.

More tools might be needed for installing python dependencies

• CMake
• Visual Studio

Build

Open PowerShell and change directory where you want to clone repository.

Clone repository

git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:ynput/ayon-launcher.git

Prepare environment

Create virtual environment in ./.venv and install python runtime dependencies like PySide, Pillow..

./tools/manage.ps1 create-env
./tools/manage.ps1 install-runtime-dependencies

Build AYON Desktop

Build AYON executables in ./build/output/.

./tools/manage.ps1 build

Create installer

Create installer that can be distributed to server and workstations.

./tools/manage.ps1 make-installer

Output files are in ./build/installer/ directory. You should find .exe and .json file. JSON file contains metadata required for server.