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Squirrel.Windows

1. Getting Started

Getting Started will walk you through the integration of Squirrel.Windows for a basic c# Windows Forms application named MyApp.

MyApp

MyApp simply displays the assembly location and application version on a simple form.

For simplicity, any unneeded references and files have been removed from the solution.

If you wish to follow along, you can download a zip file of the MyApp solution.

Overview

The primary steps for configuration include the following:

• 1.1 Integrating - integrating Squirrel update into your application.
• 1.2 Packaging - packaging application files and preparing them for release.
• 1.3 Distributing - providing install and update files for users.
• 1.4 Installing - process of initial installation of your application.
• 1.5 Updating - process of updating an existing install.

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