Is there any way to create an shortcut desktop to a Node.js (npm) application?

Question

Inexperienced users want to "see" the app that I've created in Node.js, but they don't want to use the console. According to them, it's a good idea to install it, and with a simple click, in desktop, they could "see" it.

They want to run the Node.js app as a Windows program. That's all!

How can I do it? Should I create a batch file?

Answer 1

**SOLVED**

An .bat file, renamed as "appstart.bat"

cd C:\Users\MyUser\MyApp
npm start

With shortcut in desktop.

Answer 2

You can also create a shortcut and set "Target" to...

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k "node index.js"

... and set "Start In" to the directory index.js is in.

Answer 3

Because Node-Red is usually installed globally _

a Node-Red.bat file could simply be

cd \
Node-Red

then use convertico.com to change the Node-Red.png file to Node-Red.ico.

Slick Willy