Hosting & Deployment

Doodle Engine games are standard web applications. The build output is static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that can be hosted anywhere.

Building for Production

npm run build        # or: yarn build / pnpm build

This produces a dist/ directory containing:

• index.html: entry point
• assets/: bundled JavaScript and CSS
• Any static files from your project root (images, audio, video)

Static Hosting

The build output is fully static. Upload the dist/ folder to any static host. Most hosts need:

• Build command: npm run build
• Publish directory: dist

For itch.io: zip the contents of dist/ and upload as an HTML5 game project.

Asset Hosting

For small games, bundle everything in dist/. For games with large media files, host audio and video on a CDN and configure the base paths:

<GameShell
    audioOptions={{ audioBasePath: 'https://cdn.example.com/audio' }}
    videoBasePath="https://cdn.example.com/video"
/>

Desktop Packaging

Doodle Engine games can be packaged as desktop applications using standard web-to-desktop wrappers. No special engine configuration is needed.

Electron: wraps your game in a Chromium window:

1. Build with npm run build
2. Create an Electron main process that loads dist/index.html
3. Package with electron-builder or electron-forge

Tauri: lighter alternative using the system webview:

1. Build with npm run build
2. Point Tauri’s devPath at your dist/ directory
3. Build with tauri build