Apr 16
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MelodyMatrix V1.0.0 is out! In this video, jDeploy creator Steve Hannah joins me to prepare and trigger the first official release of MelodyMatrix, a JavaFX application for musicians, live on camera. We walk through the full setup: jDeploy configuration, GitHub Actions workflow improvements, version tagging, multi-platform installers (Windows .exe, macOS .dmg, Linux), auto-update, JVM bundling, and best practices for releasing a JavaFX desktop app. And then we actually do the release, right there in the video. If you are building a Java or JavaFX desktop app and wondering how to distribute it, this is the video to watch. jDeploy handles the hard parts and it is free. Previous interview with Steve about jDeploy: https://webtechie.be/post/2024-12-12-jfxinaction-steve-hannah-jdeploy/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Who is Steve Hannah and why he created jDeploy 05:42 Demo of MelodyMatrix and how jDeploy is used 07:26 jDeploy configuration, JavaFX preview features, GitHub Actions 08:32 How new versions get distributed: npm vs Maven vs GitHub 10:56 GitHub Actions flow for MelodyMatrix 13:38 Why Maven is not used for application distribution 16:38 Why the Windows installer is an .exe file 23:13 JVM runtimes used by a jDeploy application 26:05 Modifying the splash screen of the installer and app 28:23 The jDeploy desktop app to configure your project 31:46 Preparing MelodyMatrix for the first release: version numbers and workflow improvements 40:45 Open-source part of MelodyMatrix and the Gradle vs Maven struggle 42:59 GitHub Actions for the release and preventing simultaneous workflows 45:39 Best practices for git tags 48:42 Starting the build of MelodyMatrix V1.0.0! 49:40 Experimenting with jDeploy locally while the build runs 54:34 Side step: LottieFiles, Lottie4J, and the jDeploy splash screen 57:41 First release is ready. Installing and trying it live. 01:00:40 jDeploy is free: Steve just wants Java to be easy to deploy 01:02:31 Conclusion Links MelodyMatrix website: https://melodymatrix.rocks/ MelodyMatrix open-source viewers: https://github.com/codewriterbv/melodymatrix-app-views MelodyMatrix download packages: https://github.com/codewriterbv/melodymatrix-app-releases/releases jDeploy website: https://www.jdeploy.com/ jDeploy on GitHub: https://github.com/shannah/jdeploy jDeploy newsletter: https://jdeploy.substack.com/ jDeploy vs jpackage: https://jdeploy.substack.com/p/jdeploy-vs-jpackage Deploy as DMG: https://jdeploy.substack.com/p/now-you-can-deploy-your-app-as-a Claude Code plugin for jDeploy: https://github.com/shannah/jdeploy-claude Custom splash screen skill: https://github.com/shannah/jdeploy-claude/tree/main/plugins/jdeploy/skills/custom-launcher-splash Lottie4J: https://lottie4j.com/ Lottie4J on GitHub: https://github.com/lottie4j/ Steve Hannah: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjhannah/ Twitter: https://x.com/shannah78 Blog: https://sjhannah.com/blog/