Unable to build AppImage on Windows (service.electron.build) #4318

CodeDead · 2019-10-13T16:57:56Z

Version: 21.2.0
Target: linux AppImage
Description:
Building a Linux AppImage on a Windows device has been unavailable for the past couple of months thanks to an outage. More information below.

error=Get https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1eq6jtp: dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

참고: electron-userland/electron-builder#4318

stale · 2019-12-14T18:36:44Z

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CodeDead · 2019-12-16T21:30:28Z

This is still relevant and has not been addressed yet.

cannot get, wait error=Get https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1evftno: dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
attempt=1
waitTime=4

Get https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1evftno: dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

matvelloso · 2019-12-17T20:59:02Z

FYI I seem to be stuck with the same error...

kavil · 2019-12-18T09:04:50Z

same error...

rowalski · 2020-01-09T14:52:57Z

i am getting this same error trying to build for debian...

mastastealth · 2020-02-01T20:32:18Z

Same error here on Win 7, just trying a simple --linux build with defaults.

ThummalaJanardhanReddy · 2020-02-10T12:23:18Z

Is there any fix or work around for this.

CodeDead · 2020-02-10T14:15:31Z

Is there any fix or work around for this.

Building directly on a linux system. You can also build windows images on linux using Wine.

seannowotny · 2020-02-10T17:02:28Z

Has anyone had luck with the Windows Linux Subsystem?

AstroGD · 2020-04-01T14:56:00Z

Same issue here. Trying to build linux package for snap using electron-builder --linux snap

o5k · 2020-05-11T13:26:19Z

Why is this still not addressed after half a year???

CodeDead · 2020-05-11T13:49:29Z

@o5k It's a free service after all, and you can still create Linux builds on a Linux host (and Windows builds using wine on Linux).

shickk · 2020-06-23T07:40:00Z

Same error. Any updates?

alduish · 2020-07-05T12:47:23Z

I have the same error with deb and appImage I go to the site and this site is down

kurone-kito · 2020-07-12T07:41:51Z

I have the same error on Windows 10.
Curiously, if I try the same project on macOS, it doesn't reproduce.

CodeDead · 2020-07-12T16:27:18Z

I have the same error on Windows 10.
Curiously, if I try the same project on macOS, it doesn't reproduce.

Electron builder supports building Windows binaries on non-Windows machines. See:
https://www.electron.build/multi-platform-build

This is also a work-around for this problem. You can use a Linux/macOS build machine to provide both the platform's own binaries and Windows binaries.

stale · 2020-09-10T19:43:18Z

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o5k · 2020-09-10T19:44:21Z

still relevant

fairking · 2020-09-17T14:56:53Z

"electron": "^10.1.2",
"electron-builder": "^22.8.1",

Got the same error today. Trying to build on windows 10 with electron-builder --linux snap.
The error:

cannot get, wait  error=Get "https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1fm6tp0": dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
                      attempt=0
                      waitTime=2
  • cannot get, wait  error=Get "https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1fm6tp0": dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
                      attempt=1
                      waitTime=4
  • cannot get, wait  error=Get "https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1fm6tp0": dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
                      attempt=2
                      waitTime=6
  ⨯ Get "https://service.electron.build/find-build-agent?no-cache=1fm6tp0": dial tcp 51.15.76.176:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
  ⨯ C:\Code\electron-cgi-calculator-demo\node_modules\app-builder-bin\win\x64\app-builder.exe exited with code ERR_ELECTRON_BUILDER_CANNOT_EXECUTE  stackTrace=
Error: C:\Code\electron-cgi-calculator-demo\node_modules\app-builder-bin\win\x64\app-builder.exe exited with code ERR_ELECTRON_BUILDER_CANNOT_EXECUTE
at ChildProcess.childProcess.once.code (C:\Code\electron-cgi-calculator-demo\node_modules\builder-util\src\util.ts:243:14)
at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:286:20)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:982:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:259:5)
From previous event:
at runCallback (timers.js:705:18)
at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:676:5)
at processImmediate (timers.js:658:5)
From previous event:
at RemoteBuilder.build (C:\Code\electron-cgi-calculator-demo\node_modules\app-builder-lib\src\remoteBuilder\RemoteBuilder.ts:52:28)
at RemoteTarget.finishBuild (C:\Code\electron-cgi-calculator-demo\node_modules\app-builder-lib\src\linuxPackager.ts:99:30)

Darkseal · 2020-10-06T06:51:00Z

Unfortunately the https://service.electron.build has been down since months and it doesn't seem that such issue will be fixed anytime soon, as we can see from the amount of (mostly open) GitHub issues that have been opened from users that are trying to deal with such problem in the past months.

Here's a viable alternative to build a redistributable Linux package on a Windows 10 environment: I'll try to explain it using a step-by-step approach in order to make it as easy as possible for those who don't know Docker well.

Install Docker from here
Download the electronuserland/builder Docker image with the following console command:
docker pull electronuserland/builder
From the Electron project's root folder (such as C:\MyApp), type the following command-line command to run the container and map the Electron project's root folder to the /project virtual path:
docker run -rm -ti -v C:\MyApp\:/project -w /project electronuserland/builder
From inside the container, type the following commands to upgrade the Electron project's Yarn packages, globally install the electron-builder package and build the Linux redistributable package:

cd /project
yarn upgrade
yarn global add electron-builder
electron-builder -l

If everything went smooth, you should be able to locate your MyApp.deb file (or rpm, AppImage, or anything you've configured within the electron-builder's package.json file) inside the Electron project's /dist/ folder.

For further info about this whole procedure and a bit of background, check out this post on my blog.

JasonkayZK · 2020-11-08T09:00:29Z

Unfortunately the https://service.electron.build has been down since months and it doesn't seem that such issue will be fixed anytime soon, as we can see from the amount of (mostly open) GitHub issues that have been opened from users that are trying to deal with such problem in the past months.

Here's a viable alternative to build a redistributable Linux package on a Windows 10 environment: I'll try to explain it using a step-by-step approach in order to make it as easy as possible for those who don't know Docker well.

Install Docker from here

Download the electronuserland/builder Docker image with the following console command:
docker pull electronuserland/builder

From the Electron project's root folder (such as C:\MyApp), type the following command-line command to run the container and map the Electron project's root folder to the /project virtual path:
docker run -rm -ti -v C:\MyApp\:/project -w /project electronuserland/builder

From inside the container, type the following commands to upgrade the Electron project's Yarn packages, globally install the electron-builder package and build the Linux redistributable package:
cd /project
yarn upgrade
yarn global add electron-builder
electron-builder -l
If everything went smooth, you should be able to locate your MyApp.deb file (or rpm, AppImage, or anything you've configured within the electron-builder's package.json file) inside the Electron project's /dist/ folder.

For further info about this whole procedure and a bit of background, check out this post on my blog.

It works，but the command should be:
docker run --rm -ti -v C:\MyApp\:/project -w /project electronuserland/builder
The -rm flag should be --rm

stale · 2021-01-09T23:03:42Z

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CodeDead · 2021-01-09T23:08:09Z

This is still relevant.

snaildos · 2021-02-01T06:44:25Z

This is pathetic? Electron is used everywhere, and now we can't even build linux images?
That's funny.
Seriously.
What in the world is actually going on here?

CodeDead · 2021-02-02T18:29:10Z

Multiple workarounds have already been discussed here @snaildos . This is still a free service and one should not expect free things to last or remain free and accessible for everyone for eternity.

You're free to host your own build service for the world to use, of course.

snaildos · 2021-02-03T02:50:38Z

Alright. So if I where too host my own build service, how do I change the electron-builder default build server URL?

newalphamedia · 2021-04-09T02:33:15Z

I'd like to know how to host my own service and change the build server URL also.

snaildos · 2021-04-09T03:08:45Z

Not worth it tbh, just get bare metal Linux machine and install wine. Run builds etc on there. :)

mmaietta · 2021-04-10T15:43:15Z

The only reference to that URL in this repo that I can find in the code is this:

<env name="BUILD_AGENT_HOST" value="service.electron.build" />

There's this repo+readme with info on how to host your own service: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-build-service/blob/master/self-hosted.md

If you can point me as to where this build server URL needs to be configured in this repo such that you're able to use your own build service, I can happily take a look at having that configurable (if not, just a local patch file for the interim)

Also related, if you're ever interested in submitting a quick fix or collaborate on a larger feature, here are easy instructions for setting up a local dev env:
https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#to-setup-a-local-dev-environment

For context, I think there are only a couple of maintainers active on this project, so I'd happily accept contributions. (I only joined a couple months ago) 🙂

rzfzr · 2021-04-29T13:59:00Z

No luck with @Darkseal and @JasonkayZK solution, it creates the project dir but with no contents, any ideas?

JasonkayZK · 2021-05-09T11:57:21Z

No luck with @Darkseal and @JasonkayZK solution, it creates the project dir but with no contents, any ideas?

No better ideas yet! 😞

I tried to use virtual machine such as Ubuntu or MacOS mirror in VMWare to build and test for multiple-platform. It works!
Maybe you can try different environment in GIthub-Actions. 😄

mmaietta · 2021-05-09T16:51:01Z

I guess to close out this issue officially, we just need these instructions tidied up for adding to the docs?
#4318 (comment)

I think it's safe to assume for an issue >1yr old that server is dead and will remain so, so providing instructions on how to run your own seems like a fair fallback option.

stale · 2021-07-09T11:54:56Z

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sleeyax · 2021-07-09T13:00:29Z

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Still relevant :/

mmaietta · 2021-07-09T18:21:06Z

Still relevant and still no plans for restarting the service. The service is dead. Closing this

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