const net = require('net'); const port = process.env.PORT ? (process.env.PORT - 100) : 3000; process.env.ELECTRON_START_URL = `http://localhost:${port}`; const client = new net.Socket(); let startedElectron = false; const tryConnection = () => client.connect({port: port}, () => { client.end(); if (!startedElectron) { console.log('starting electron'); startedElectron = true; const exec = require('child_process').exec; exec('npm run electron'); } }); tryConnection(); client.on('error', (error) => { if (error) { console.error(error); return; } setTimeout(tryConnection, 1000); });