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Bundling CLI Sidecars in Tauri v2: A Practical Guide
This article details how to bundle and manage external CLI binaries, like frpc, as sidecars in Tauri v2 desktop apps. It covers declaring the binary in tauri.conf.json, platform-specific naming conventions, and spawning processes using tauri_plugin_shell. The post also touches on lifecycle management and self-updating the binary at runtime from Rust.
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A useful walkthrough for developers building Tauri apps that depend on external tools, though it assumes familiarity with Rust and Tauri's plugin system.
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