Building from Source

Prerequisites

Tool	Version
Rust	1.85+ (workspace uses edition 2024)
Node.js	20+
pnpm	latest
Windows ASIO support	LLVM/Clang with LIBCLANG_PATH, Visual Studio C++ Build Tools, and the Steinberg ASIO SDK (set CPAL_ASIO_DIR)
Linux only	libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, libssl-dev, libayatana-appindicator3-dev, librsvg2-dev, libxdo-dev, libasound2-dev

Development

git clone <repo-url> nightingale
cd nightingale
cargo desktop dev

This starts the Tauri development server with hot-reload for the React frontend.

Release Build

cargo desktop build

Builds the production app bundle for your current platform using Tauri’s bundler.

Re-running Setup

If something goes wrong with the vendor environment, you can force a fresh setup from the sidebar actions menu inside the app by selecting Re-run Setup.