godot-export

1# Godot Export & Builds (4.x)
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3Turn a project into runnable platform builds via export presets and the command line, and
4handle the web/dedicated-server gotchas. Targets **Godot 4.7**.
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6## When to use
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8- Use when producing a shippable build: installing export templates, creating/editing
9  export presets, exporting from the editor or headless CLI (CI), or troubleshooting web
10  (HTML5) and dedicated-server exports.
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12**When *not* to use:** storefront publishing flows → `steam-publish`/`itch-publish`; the
13networking code of a server → `godot-multiplayer` (this skill covers building it headless).
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15## Core workflow
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171. **Install export templates** matching your engine version: Editor menu >
18   *Manage Export Templates* (download), or install the `.tpz` offline. Versions must
19   match the editor exactly. Since 4.7 the downloader can fetch templates for a single
20   platform or architecture instead of the full set.
212. **Add export presets** in *Project > Export*: pick a platform (Windows Desktop, macOS,
22   Linux, Web, Android, iOS), set the export path, icons, features, and resource
23   include/exclude filters. Presets are saved to `export_presets.cfg`.
243. **Export from the editor** with *Export Project* (release) or *Export PCK/ZIP*.
254. **Or export headless from the CLI** for automation/CI using
26   `--export-release "<preset name>" <output path>`.
275. **Per platform:** Web needs cross-origin isolation (COOP/COEP) only if the preset's
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