Electron-builder: GitHub Personal Access Token is not set, neither programmatically, nor using env "GH_TOKEN"

[djalmaaraujo]

• Version: 19.4.2 and 19.5.0

• Target: macOS and Win

[============================================>] 100.0% of 43.04 MB (21.52 MB/s)
Building NSIS installer
  Packaging NSIS installer for arch x64
  Packaging NSIS installer for arch ia32
Error: GitHub Personal Access Token is not set, neither programmatically, nor using env "GH_TOKEN"
    at new GitHubPublisher (C:\projects\closeio-electron\node_modules\electron-publish\src\gitHubPublisher.ts:52:15)

I am not publishing anything, why this is requesting the GH_TOKEN? I am running:

cross-env NODE_ENV='production' build -w  --config=config/production/electron-builder.yml --x64 --ia32

directories:
  buildResources: build/production
  output: dist/production

appId: org.myapp.electron

mac:
  category: public.app-category.productivity
  artifactName: myapp-${version}-${env.NODE_ENV}-mac.${ext}
  target:
    - zip

files:
  - app/**/*
  - node_modules/**/*
  - package.json
  - "!env.json"

extraResources:
  - 
    from: config/production/env.json
    to: env.json

win:
  target: "nsis"

nsis:
  artifactName: myapp-${version}-${env.NODE_ENV}-win.${ext}
  installerIcon: build/production/icon.ico
  runAfterFinish: false
  deleteAppDataOnUninstall: true
  allowToChangeInstallationDirectory: true
  oneClick: false

dmg: null
linux: null

$ cross-env NODE_ENV='dev' build -m --config=config/dev/electron-builder.yml 
CI detected, so artifacts will be published if draft release exists

How to ignore "CI detected, so artifacts will be published if draft release exists" and not publish?

[djalmaaraujo]

@develar First I thought that the problem was with the branch name, but I am using this pattern: bump-to-3.0.3-and-downgrade-electron-to-1.69.11

[djalmaaraujo]

@develar Fixed by passing --publish=never. But I would like to know if PUBLISH is default even if I don't set GH_TOKEN variable on ci's?

Once you answer, feel free to close.

[develar]

Please set env DEBUG=electron-builder and attach log of the terminal output.

[djalmaaraujo]

@develar Like I said, I was able to fix passing publish=never. But looks like the builder is trying to publish everytime you are on master (or a tag branch name), by default.

[develar]

DEBUG log will help to understand why.

[hirenchauhan2]

I am having the same problem. Here's the log

Building AppImage for arch x64
⚠️  Application category is not set for Linux (linux.category).
Please see https://electron.build/configuration/configuration#LinuxBuildOptions-category
Downloading appimage-9.0.2, please wait
Error: GitHub Personal Access Token is not set, neither programmatically, nor using env "GH_TOKEN"
    at new GitHubPublisher (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-publish/src/gitHubPublisher.ts:52:15)
    at createPublisher (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/PublishManager.ts:235:14)
    at PublishManager.getOrCreatePublisher (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/PublishManager.ts:160:19)
    at PublishManager.scheduleUpload (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/PublishManager.ts:111:28)
    at EventEmitter.PublishManager.packager.artifactCreated.event (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/PublishManager.ts:101:14)
    at emitOne (events.js:101:20)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at Packager.dispatchArtifactCreated (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/packager.ts:171:23)
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/updateUnfoBuilder.ts:189:14
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at default.map (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/publish/updateUnfoBuilder.js:161:30)
    at runCallback (timers.js:672:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:645:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:617:5)
From previous event:
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/updateUnfoBuilder.ts:185:25
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at writeUpdateInfoFiles (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/publish/updateUnfoBuilder.js:167:22)
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/publish/PublishManager.ts:180:11
From previous event:
    at PublishManager.awaitTasks (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/publish/PublishManager.js:436:11)
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/builder.ts:283:29
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/builder-util/src/promise.ts:26:11
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at executeFinally (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/builder-util/out/promise.js:37:21)
    at /home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/builder.ts:277:10
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at build (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/builder.js:63:21)
    at then (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/src/cli/cli.ts:49:4)
From previous event:
    at build (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/builder.js:63:21)
    at then (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/cli/cli.js:127:128)
    at runCallback (timers.js:672:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:645:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:617:5)
From previous event:
    at Object.args [as handler] (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/cli/cli.js:127:117)
    at Object.runCommand (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/lib/command.js:228:22)
    at Object.parseArgs [as _parseArgs] (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/yargs.js:1041:24)
    at Object.get [as argv] (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/yargs.js:957:21)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/travis/build/slightlytrue/pw-chat/node_modules/electron-builder/out/cli/cli.js:123:441)
    at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
    at Module.runMain (module.js:605:10)
    at run (bootstrap_node.js:427:7)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:151:9)
    at bootstrap_node.js:542:3
error Command failed with exit code 255.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
The command "yarn run build" exited with 1.
cache.2
store build cache
0.01s
45.00schanges detected, packing new archive
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uploading archive
Done. Your build exited with 1.

and contents in my .travis.yml file:

osx_image: xcode8.3
sudo: required
dist: trusty
language: c
matrix:
  include:
  - os: osx
  - os: linux
    env: CC=clang CXX=clang++ npm_config_clang=1
    compiler: clang
cache:
  directories:
  - node_modules
  - "$HOME/.electron"
  - "$HOME/.cache"
addons:
  apt:
    packages:
    - libgnome-keyring-dev
    - icnsutils
before_install:
- mkdir -p /tmp/git-lfs && curl -L https://github.com/github/git-lfs/releases/download/v1.2.1/git-lfs-$([
  "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ] && echo "linux" || echo "darwin")-amd64-1.2.1.tar.gz
  | tar -xz -C /tmp/git-lfs --strip-components 1 && /tmp/git-lfs/git-lfs pull
- if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y icnsutils graphicsmagick xz-utils; fi
install:
- nvm install 8
- curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
- source ~/.bashrc
- npm install -g xvfb-maybe
- yarn
script:
- yarn run build
branches:
  only:
  - master

[djalmaaraujo]

@slightlytrue It says that you don't add a category, it's a different issue. Check the log message.

[hirenchauhan2]

@djalmaaraujo yeah, I have added the category (was warning only) and set the environment variable GH_TOKEN and now it works fine.

[pujiaxun]

@slightlytrue I came across the same. And I wonder how to get or generate the GH_TOKEN please?

[hirenchauhan2]

@pujiaxun i referred this guide: http://blog.biicode.com/automatically-build-publish-via-travis-ci-github/index.html

[amitpatil321]

@pujiaxun: go to GitHub settings, then developer settings and then personal access token.