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create buildNpmPackage section, describe electron packaging

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 == Packaging ==
-=== Package with yarn2nix ===
+=== Packaging with <code>buildNpmPackage</code> ===
+From the [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#javascript-tool-specific Nixpkgs wiki]: "<code>buildNpmPackage</code> allows you to package npm-based projects in Nixpkgs without the use of an auto-generated dependencies file (as used in node2nix). It works by utilizing npm’s cache functionality – creating a reproducible cache that contains the dependencies of a project, and pointing npm to it."
+==== Packaging electron applications ====
+When trying to <code>npm i</code> electron, by default electron will try to download binaries from the internet, which does not work in the Nix sandbox. To stop it from trying to access the internet, set the environment variable <code>ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";</code>.
+For examples of packaging electron applications, search [https://github.com/search?q=buildNpmPackage+electron+repo%3ANixOS%2Fnixpkgs&type=code&l=NixOS%2Fnixpkgs Nixpkgs] for the terms "buildNpmPackage" and "electron".
+=== Packaging with <code>yarn2nix</code> ===
 yarn2nix uses the yarn nodejs tool to create a file called yarn.lock, which in return can be used by yarn2nix to generate a usable yarn expression.
 This is what was needed to convert a small application server  [https://git.shackspace.de/rz/muellshack/tree/3be09715911628b164fa1cf346387555ca26a5b1 shackspace muellshack]: