Error: Application entry file "index.js" in the resources/app.asar does not exist. Seems like a wrong configuration.

My electron version is 19.53.7 and I am building for linux(x64) The error I get is Error: Application entry file “index.js” in the “/home/nikolas/Documents/ora-app/dist/linux-unpacked/resources/app.asar” does not exist. Seems like a wrong configuration. at error (/home/nikolas/Documents/ora-app/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/asar/asarFileChecker.ts:7:12)

The output of this command asar.js list app.asar is: /LICENSE.md /README.md /index.html /main.js My main package.json:

{
  "name": "Ora",
  "productName": "Ora",
  "version": "1.0.2",
  "description": "Task management and team collaboration",
  "main": "./index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "watch": "webpack --watch",
    "dist" : "build"
  },
  "build": {
    "appId": "com.ora.ora",
    "linux": {
      "target": [
        "snap"
      ]
    }
  },  

  "devDependencies": {
    "autoprefixer": "7.1.6",
    "babel-core": "6.26.0",
    "babel-loader": "7.1.2",
    "clean-webpack-plugin": "0.1.17",
    "copy-webpack-plugin": "4.2.1",
    "css-loader": "0.28.7",
    "electron": "^1.7.9",
    "electron-installer-snap": "^1.0.1",
    "electron-packager": "9.1.0",
    "eslint": "4.11.0",
    "eslint-config-dimitarnestorov": "1.1.1",
    "eslint-loader": "1.9.0",
    "extract-loader": "1.0.1",
    "file-loader": "1.1.5",
    "html-loader": "0.5.1",
    "less": "2.7.3",
    "less-loader": "4.0.5",
    "postcss-loader": "2.0.8",
    "raw-loader": "0.5.1",
    "style-loader": "0.19.0",
    "svgo": "1.0.3",
    "svgo-loader": "2.0.0",
    "webpack": "3.8.1"
  }
}

and the once in my app:

{
  "name": "ora",
  "version": "0.8.0-14",
  "description": "Task management done right! With kanban, time tracking, reports and team chat - Ora is your team's command center!",
  "main": "./index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "webpack",
    "build:prod": "yarn; webpack -p --env production",
    "build:prod:sentry": "yarn; webpack -p --env production-sentry",
    "build:prod:this": "webpack -p --env production",
    "watch": "webpack --watch",
    "start": "webpack --watch",
    "watch:prod": "webpack -p --watch --env production",
    "watch:noeslint": "webpack --watch --env no-eslint",
    "watch:oradev": "webpack --watch --env oradev",
    "watch:noreload": "webpack --watch --env no-browsersync"
  },
  "browserslist": [
    "> 0.4%"
  ],
  "devDependencies": {
    "@codemotion/angular-disqus": "1.0.0",
    "@codemotion/angular-emoji-picker": "0.0.6",
    "@codemotion/angular-image-cropper": "1.0.0",
    "@codemotion/angular-mention": "0.9.24",
    "@codemotion/angular-photoswipe": "0.0.1",
    "@codemotion/angular-toast": "2.0.0",
    "@codemotion/angular-ui-bootstrap": "2.5.0",
    "@codemotion/canvas-to-blob": "1.0.0",
    "@codemotion/chunk-manifest-webpack-plugin": "1.1.2",
    "@codemotion/j-i-c": "2.0.2",
    "@uirouter/angularjs": "1.0.6",
    "ajv": "5.2.2",
    "angular": "1.6.6",
    "angular-animate": "1.6.6",
    "angular-country-picker": "2.0.1",
    "angular-drag-scroll": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/angular-drag-scroll.git#b21feb2e61fad8113456074837ccb9a26e06c5d8",
    "angular-elastic": "2.5.1",
    "angular-filter": "0.5.17",
    "angular-google-picker": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/angular-google-picker.git#3b11f415e412edfab03460eb19c364cb3cf53060",
    "angular-hotkeys": "1.7.0",
    "angular-image-dimensions": "1.1.0",
    "angular-joyride": "1.0.10",
    "angular-loading-bar": "0.9.0",
    "angular-notification-center": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/angular-notification-center.git#2c07ccf4f97812ebe41672f1c69d490f68f0a025",
    "angular-nvd3": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/angular-nvd3.git#0ee281d2167cae300501d6d2055812c341554ad5",
    "angular-recaptcha": "4.1.0",
    "angular-sanitize": "1.6.6",
    "angular-simple-number-mask": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/angular-simple-number-mask.git#3fa8a86a242ce015fde3301b560a9b37d1220d8a",
    "angular-svg-round-progressbar": "<1",
    "angular-trello-api-client": "1.0.0",
    "angular-xeditable": "0.8.0",
    "autoprefixer": "7.1.4",
    "babel-core": "6.26.0",
    "babel-loader": "7.1.2",
    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "6.23.0",
    "babel-polyfill": "6.26.0",
    "babel-preset-env": "1.6.0",
    "babel-preset-es2017": "6.24.1",
    "bootstrap": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/bootstrap.git#fe3f7bef2a880eb5c8207207d6947bd10ec2296e",
    "braintree-web": "^3.22.2",
    "browser-sync": "2.18.13",
    "browser-sync-webpack-plugin": "1.2.0",
    "chrono-node": "1.3.5",
    "clean-webpack-plugin": "0.1.16",
    "color": "2.0.0",
    "copy-webpack-plugin": "4.0.1",
    "css-loader": "0.28.7",
    "d3": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/d3.git#a0bf9ed03f7056a4b9e34c383fedddb91c9b58c4",
    "eslint": "4.7.2",
    "eslint-loader": "1.9.0",
    "extract-loader": "1.0.1",
    "file-loader": "0.11.2",
    "file-saver": "1.3.3",
    "gsap": "1.20.2",
    "html-loader": "0.5.1",
    "html-webpack-plugin": "2.30.1",
    "htmllint-loader": "1.3.8",
    "imports-loader": "0.7.1",
    "jsTag": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/jsTag.git#54cfa8fd19ee30ffe3d8a31af199ad709bf7fca5",
    "less": "2.7.2",
    "less-loader": "4.0.5",
    "moment": "2.18.1",
    "ng-csv": "0.3.6",
    "ng-dialog": "1.4.0",
    "ng-file-upload": "12.2.13",
    "ngclipboard": "1.1.1",
    "ngstorage": "0.3.11",
    "nvd3": "git://github.com/codemotionapps/nvd3.git#a42ff9705dcda2b12e9700eae16070c3bb602aac",
    "oclazyload": "1.1.0",
    "parse-diff": "0.4.0",
    "perfect-scrollbar": "0.8.1",
    "postcss-loader": "2.0.6",
    "prismjs": "1.8.1",
    "raven-js": "3.17.0",
    "raw-loader": "0.5.1",
    "request": "2.82.0",
    "satellizer": "0.15.5",
    "showdown": "1.7.4",
    "snapsvg": "0.5.1",
    "snapsvg-animator": "0.0.3",
    "style-loader": "0.18.2",
    "sugarss": "1.0.0",
    "svgo": "0.7.2",
    "svgo-loader": "1.2.1",
    "webpack": "3.6.0",
    "webpack-sentry-plugin": "1.14.0"
  },
}

[qiufeihong2018]

app.asar必须要有main入口，其实将app.asar解压就会发现其中有background.js，那么我们的package.json中的要设置入口 "main": "background.js",'

[slimane-deb]

I was using “files” to “build” entry, forgetting to specify electron-main.js leaded me to this error.

"files": [
      "dist/**/*",
      "package.json",
      "electron-main.js"
    ]