Unveiling BcNuGet: The Future of Business Central App Distribution

What is BcNuGet?

BcNuGet is a repository containing code and workflows dedicated to generating NuGet packages for Business Central applications.

Read all the details about that tool here: BusinessCentralApps/GenerateBcNuGet (github.com)

But basically BcNuGet packages come in two primary forms:

1. Full App Packages: These include the complete .app file.
2. Runtime Packages: Tailored for supported versions of Business Central, these contain compiled runtime packages.

And following this Naming Convention:

• BcNuGet adheres closely to NuGet standards with a naming format of publisher.name.appid. This fosters visibility and allows the usage of registered prefixes on nuget.org.
• For runtime packages, the format extends to publisher.name.runtime.appid, aiding in differentiation and supporting distinct security models within the same GitHub organization.

Yes! You can create your packages for your specifc needs!

If you want to run this tool, just follow these steps:

BusinessCentralApps/GenerateBcNuGet (github.com)

Implementing that case in our environment makes it very easy to create runtime packages for all country-specific major- and minor-versions for all our partners and our BeyondProducts like BeyondCues.

Many thanks to Freddy Kristiansen for this!