fix: skip postbuild on CI, add caching + memory limits

- Use 'npx --no-install next build' instead of 'pnpm run build' to skip
  the postbuild hook (prebuild-template.mjs) which runs npm install +
  npx shadcn and times out on CI
- Add NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 for all CI build jobs
- Add NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1 to skip telemetry overhead
- Cache pnpm store across builds (keyed on pnpm-lock.yaml)
- Cache .next/cache for faster incremental Next.js builds

Author: mehdiraized

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
   # ── macOS build (produces .dmg + .zip for x64 and arm64) ──────────────────
   build-mac:
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=8192'
+      NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
     steps:
       - name: Checkout desktop repo + web submodule
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -27,6 +30,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-cache
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "store=$(pnpm store path)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.store }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Cache Next.js build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: web/.next/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-${{ hashFiles('web/src/**', 'overlay/**') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -47,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
   # ── Windows build (produces .exe NSIS installer for x64) ──────────────────
   build-win:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=8192'
+      NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
     steps:
       - name: Checkout desktop repo + web submodule
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -61,6 +88,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-cache
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "store=$(pnpm store path)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.store }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Cache Next.js build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: web/.next/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-${{ hashFiles('web/src/**', 'overlay/**') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -77,6 +125,9 @@ jobs:
   # ── Linux build (produces .AppImage + .deb for x64) ───────────────────────
   build-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=8192'
+      NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
     steps:
       - name: Checkout desktop repo + web submodule
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -91,6 +142,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-cache
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "store=$(pnpm store path)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.store }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Cache Next.js build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: web/.next/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-${{ hashFiles('web/src/**', 'overlay/**') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "infinite-monitor-desktop",
-  "version": "1.0.6",
+  "version": "1.0.7",
   "description": "Desktop application for Infinite Monitor – AI-powered dashboard builder",
   "main": "electron/main.js",
   "author": {

package.json

@@ -112,7 +112,16 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(WEB_DIR)) {
 }
 
 // Step 1: build
-run("pnpm run build", WEB_DIR);
+// Use 'npx next build' instead of 'pnpm run build' to skip the "postbuild"
+// hook (prebuild-template.mjs). That hook pre-caches widget templates by running
+// npm install + npx shadcn, which is unnecessary for the packaged desktop app
+// (the template is rebuilt at runtime) and frequently times out on CI.
+try {
+	run("npx --no-install next build", WEB_DIR);
+} catch (err) {
+	console.error("\nERROR: 'next build' failed. Check the output above for details.");
+	process.exit(1);
+}
 
 // Verify standalone output was produced
 if (!fs.existsSync(STANDALONE_DIR)) {
@@ -242,15 +251,19 @@ function countSymlinks(dir) {
 		const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
 		if (entry.isSymbolicLink()) {
 			remaining++;
-			console.error(`  SYMLINK STILL PRESENT: ${path.relative(WEB_BUILD_DIR, fullPath)}`);
+			console.error(
+				`  SYMLINK STILL PRESENT: ${path.relative(WEB_BUILD_DIR, fullPath)}`,
+			);
 		} else if (entry.isDirectory()) {
 			countSymlinks(fullPath);
 		}
 	}
 }
 countSymlinks(WEB_BUILD_DIR);
 if (remaining > 0) {
-	console.error(`\nERROR: ${remaining} symlink(s) remain in web-build. The build would be broken.`);
+	console.error(
+		`\nERROR: ${remaining} symlink(s) remain in web-build. The build would be broken.`,
+	);
 	process.exit(1);
 }
 console.log("  ✓ Verified: zero symlinks in web-build.");