It Works on my machine

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules
 /downloads
 /dist
-yt-dlp.exe
+yt-dlp.exe
+out/
+forge.config.js

main.js

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const { app, BrowserWindow } = require("electron");
 const path = require("path");
 
-function createWindow() {
+async function createWindow() {
+  console.log("🟢 Création de la fenêtre...");
   const win = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1000,
     height: 700,
@@ -11,16 +12,25 @@ function createWindow() {
     },
   });
 
-  // Charge ton frontend côté serveur Express
+  win.loadURL("http://localhost:8080")
-  win.loadURL("http://localhost:8080");  // Express tournera comme d’habitude
+    .then(() => console.log("✅ Fenêtre chargée"))
+    .catch(err => console.error("❌ Erreur chargement fenêtre:", err));
 }
 
-app.whenReady().then(() => {
+app.whenReady().then(async () => {
-  // lancer Express avant d’ouvrir Electron
+  console.log("🟢 App prête, démarrage du serveur Express...");
   const expressServer = require("./server/server.js");
-  createWindow();
+  try {
+    await expressServer.startServer();
+    console.log("✅ Serveur Express démarré");
+    await createWindow();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("❌ Erreur serveur ou fenêtre :", error);
+    app.quit();
+  }
 });
 
 app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
+  console.log("🛑 Toutes fenêtres fermées, quitte l'app");
   if (process.platform !== "darwin") app.quit();
 });

package.json

@@ -1,12 +1,58 @@
 {
-  "devDependencies": {
+  "name": "freedom-loader",
-    "electron": "^37.1.0"
+  "productName": "Freedom Loader",
-  },
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": "MasterAcnolo",
+  "description": "Freedom Loader, parce que nous le valons bien",
+
   "main": "main.js",
+
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "electron ."
+    "start": "electron-forge start",
+    "package": "electron-forge package",
+    "make": "electron-forge make",
+    "dist": "electron-builder"
   },
+
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "^5.1.0"
+    "express": "^5.1.0",
+    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1"
+  },
+
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "electron": "^37.1.0",
+    "electron-builder": "^26.0.12"
+  },
+
+
+  "build": {
+    "appId": "com.masteracnolo.freedomloader",
+    "productName": "Freedom Loader",
+
+    "files": [
+      "**/*"
+    ],
+
+      "directories": {
+      "buildResources": "build"
+    },
+    "asar": false,
+
+    "win": {
+      "target": "nsis",
+      "icon": "build/installer-icon.ico"
+
+    },
+
+    "nsis": {
+      "oneClick": false,
+      "perMachine": true,
+      "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true,
+      "installerIcon": "build/installer-icon.ico",
+      "uninstallerIcon": "build/uninstaller-icon.ico",
+      "createDesktopShortcut": true,
+      "createStartMenuShortcut": true,
+      "shortcutName": "Freedom Loader"
+    }
   }
 }

server/server.js

@@ -26,13 +26,34 @@ app.locals.outputFolder = outputFolder;
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
 // servir le dossier public comme site
-app.use(express.static("public"));
+// app.use(express.static("public"));
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "../public")));
+
 
 // routes
 app.use("/download", downloadRoute); // ex: /download
 app.use("/info", infoRoute);         // ex: /info
 
-app.listen(8080, () => {
+app.get("/", (req, res) => {
-  console.log("🟢 Serveur prêt sur http://localhost:8080");
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, "../public/index.html"));
-  console.log("📂 Dossier de sortie :", outputFolder);
 });
+
+// Export d'une fonction startServer qui retourne une promesse
+function startServer() {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    console.log("🟢 Démarrage du serveur Express...");
+    const serverInstance = app.listen(8080, () => {
+      console.log("🟢 Serveur Express prêt sur http://localhost:8080");
+      resolve(serverInstance);
+    });
+    serverInstance.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error("❌ Erreur serveur Express :", err);
+      reject(err);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+app.get("/", (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, "../public/index.html"));
+});
+module.exports = { startServer };