v2.5 - Downloadable Package

v2.5 - Downloadable Package

March 2026

What changed

Distributable package

• Tasklog can now be downloaded as a single zip and run on any Windows machine with no prerequisites
• PowerShell build script (scripts/Build-Distributable.ps1) produces the distributable zip
• C# launcher (Tasklog.exe) starts both backend and frontend, displays browser and LAN URLs, handles clean shutdown
• .NET backend published as self-contained single-file exe (no .NET SDK needed on target)
• Next.js frontend built in standalone mode with bundled portable Node.js binary
• Sample database with 3 projects, 4 labels, and 12 tasks pre-loaded for demo purposes
• README.txt with quick-start and troubleshooting instructions included in the zip

Backend

• CORS now works in all environments: FrontendDev policy for development, Distributable policy (any origin) for production
• Database path resolves relative to the exe directory in production, fixing issue #3
• HTTPS redirection disabled in production (distributable runs over HTTP on local network)

Frontend

• Dynamic API URL detection: uses NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL if set (dev mode), otherwise derives from window.location.hostname (distributable mode)
• This fixes issue #1 - the app now works on any device without hardcoded IPs
• Next.js standalone output configured for self-contained builds

Issues resolved

• #1 - CORS and server-side fetch break outside localhost
• #3 - Fragile database path