# Deployment/build for Mac OS X From terminal from root of app, run the deployment script ``` npm install ``` Then ```bash npm run build:mac ``` It creates a `cache` and a `dist` folder. `cache` is a folder used by deploy to keep the latest version needed to build and package the app, to avoid having to re-download it every time. While the packaged app ready for use can be found in the `dist` folder. The `build` folder contains info needed for the packaging, such as background image for the dmg and logos. This also packages the app as a `dmg` for distribution on os x. Which uses [`appdmg`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/appdmg) to put the app from the build folder inside a `dmg` and save it on the `~/Desktop`. Preferences for `appdmg` script are in `/appdmg.json`. can also package the app without the `dmg`and `zip` file. ```bash npm run pack:mac ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://autoedit.gitbook.io/documentation/master-1.0.13-1/overview/deploymentbuild/deploymentbuild-for-max-os-x.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.