How to download the compiled (bundled) files from a react sandbox

[jsejcksn]

I can download my source files, but how do I download the contents of the build directory?

[SaraVieira]

Hey!

Our build is made specifically for CodeSandbox so it would not work locally that's when you deploy to Vercel or netlifly we build it using react scripts instead of our own bundler since ours turns things like import to $csb_import that are internal functions.

We do not currently make it available to download since to work on a machine or deployment service you will need to build using the appropriate building tool

[jsejcksn]

@SaraVieira The build happens client-side, in my browser, right?

[SaraVieira]

yes, that is correct.

[jsejcksn]

@SaraVieira Thanks.

that's when you deploy to Vercel or netlifly we build it using react scripts instead of our own bundler

So how do I get these files for use on my own local machine?

Basically, I'm looking for "deploy to localhost". "Deploy to GitHub pages" would also be a great option.

I haven't thoroughly researched it, but I think you'd just need to support the .env file with the "advanced configuration" options and the homepage property in package.json.

[jsejcksn]

Since CodeSandbox is already building my project in the browser, it is a huge pain to have to

• download the sandbox zip
• decompress the sandbox zip
• install node and npm
• install all the npm deps in package.json
• run the react scripts build script

just to get a static site bundle for use on my localhost server

[SaraVieira]

I'm sorry but this is not an option since we don't build a version you can use locally or on Github pages, if we did build for GitHub pages we would build it differently before.