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Feedback: /runtime/desktop/configuration/ - Needs Improvement

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## Documentation Feedback

**Path:** [/runtime/desktop/configuration/](https://docs.deno.com/runtime/desktop/configuration/)
**Helpful:** No ❌

**Feedback:**
> Very excited to try out this new capability!

The deno desktop docs say:

> Use --icon to set the application icon (.ico on Windows, .icns or .png on macOS), and --include / --exclude to add or remove files from the compiled binary. These can also be configured in deno.json; see Configuration.

However, this page doesn't mention anything about configuring `--include` via deno.json. It says this about specific frameworks:

> For framework projects this is handled automatically: detected build outputs (.next/, dist/, _fresh/, .output/, etc.) are embedded in the binary's virtual filesystem and self-extracted at runtime so framework code finds them relative to its own working directory.

...but nothing about what I should do if I'm not using one of the supported frameworks.

**GitHub User:** @hunterloftis

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*This issue was automatically created from the documentation feedback system.*

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Open the /runtime/desktop/configuration/ page and compare its --include and deno.json descriptions with the linked Configuration guidance. Clarify how non-framework projects configure files for inclusion, including the deno.json form, and ensure the page explains what users should do when automatic framework detection does not apply.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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