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Portable installation option (Windows)
Is your suggested enhancement related to a problem? Please describe.
I don't like using installers, because zips give me more control in where and how I install software.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add a .zip portable download option for Windows
Describe alternatives you've considered
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I second this, since not everyone has the permissions to run the installer.
I second this, since not everyone has the permissions to run the installer.
Plus it's easier to maintain, move data, purge data and would allow easy installation via Scoop. Portability is the GOAT
I mean it's kind of possible https://github.com/brawaru/bucket/blob/main/bucket/modrinth-app.json :)
I mean it's kind of possible brawaru/bucket@
main/bucket/modrinth-app.json :) You're right.
I'm currently working on my own manifest and I see we chose a similar approach, though there is space for improvement in your one. For example, you don't need to set the env variable in a bat file. You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.
Even though this works, I would still appreciate a fully self-contained version without having to create a new env variable. Plus there app stores some unimportant (webview, window state) data in appdata and localappdata.
You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.
Yeeeah but I don't want that, because that would mean that any Modrinth App running on my computer will use that directory, so I just set it only for the one installed by Scoop.
You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.
Yeeeah but I don't want that, because that would mean that any Modrinth App running on my computer will use that directory, so I just set it only for the one installed by Scoop.
Hey! I understand your concern and I've replied to you: https://github.com/modrinth/code/issues/497#issuecomment-2218453703
I suggest renaming this issue to "Self-contained install" as it conveys the idea better imo
+1 on this. It would be very useful to be able to run this app from a Flash Drive or Portable SSD.
Hi! I really think a fully portable installation option would be amazing for the Modrinth app, especially for easy portability on USB drives. I’ll wait to see if this gets accepted into the original Modrinth project, but if not, I plan to work on adding it myself in my fork. Before that, I’ll submit a PR to check if the only reason this hasn’t been done yet is that no contributor has picked it up.
Done! I decided to make it by myself soo no more wait! (I didnt know this was that old) I will wait it to get accepted.
https://github.com/modrinth/code/pull/4171
Done! I decided to make it by myself soo no more wait! (I didnt know this was that old) I will wait it to get accepted.
GAHHH THANK YOU
Done! I decided to make it by myself soo no more wait! (I didnt know this was that old) I will wait it to get accepted.
All that work and what did it get you :(
I'm also failing to understand why it was closed without a review or change requests.
I mean, if the reason is "the devs would do other thing", then the idea is to see such thing in practice... or ask for changes.
This issue has been opened for 2 years btw, and the only contribution related to it is closed without alternative?
Only way to have an actual portable modrinth is using MiguTV's Migurinth and creating an empty portable.txt file in it and it will become a portable version of Modrinth
I understand the reason why Modrinth closed it, it's not because "the devs would do other thing". They could just give the reason (since this is their app and they have the most control over it). The real problem was that my workaround isn't a real solution.
What I'm trying to call a "real solution" is a clean way to reach that. The issue is that Modrinth is based on Tauri, and Tauri doesn't have proper support for portable apps.
The only way to make a portable mode in Modrinth without a workaround would be to look for a Tauri alternative, which could be very difficult and require a lot of work.
Basically, they want to follow KISS (Keep it simple, stupid) practices.