Getting Started

Create a build script, place the files you want to install next to the script, and run the script from PowerShell.

$OutputDirectory = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "output"
$ConfigPath = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "appsettings.json"

New-Installer -ProductName "My First Product" `
    -Manufacturer "Example Company" `
    -UpgradeCode "1a73a1be-50e6-4e92-af03-586f4a9d9e82" `
    -Version "1.0.0" `
    -OutputDirectory $OutputDirectory `
    -Content {
        New-InstallerDirectory -PredefinedDirectoryName "LocalAppDataFolder" -Content {
            New-InstallerDirectory -DirectoryName "My First Product" -Content {
                New-InstallerFile -Source $ConfigPath
            }
        }
    }

The output directory contains the generated .wxs, .wxsobj, and .msi files. The .msi file is the installer you distribute. The other files are WiX build artifacts that are useful when troubleshooting installer generation.

Use -Verbose on New-Installer to see the WiX compiler and linker output while the installer is built.