Cost Of Operations?: License Fees?

[aaronventure]

@bendurso yes.

Keep in mind that every time you build a new installer, you'll have to upload it again and wait 3 weeks.

[aaronventure]

HISE/tools/payload_installer at develop · christophhart/HISE

The open source framework for sample based instruments - HISE/tools/payload_installer at develop · christophhart/HISE

GitHub (github.com)

This is an attempt to simplify the process for everyone. But the mac version won't load the payload.

[Christoph Hart]

@aaronventure said in Cost Of Operations?: License Fees?:

But the mac version won't load the payload.

It also won't write to the global library folder and other things. This is one of the things in HISE where the sunken cost fallacy is lower than the annoyances so I wouldn't recommend anyone to use that method.

[aaronventure]

@Christoph-Hart it doest need to, it just needs to run the packages installer you ship with it.

[Christoph Hart]

@aaronventure Hmm, so

1. Embed the .pkg into the payload
2. Run the payload installer
3. In the payload installer, run a shell script that launches the .pkg installer?

Haven't thought about that, but it gives strong "Yo Dawg I like you heard installers so I put an installer into your installer so you can install the installer" vibes...

[aaronventure]

@Christoph-Hart That's the whole point, because your shell says xattr -cr mypackagesinstaller and then runs it, which just tells the gatekeeper that the file is fine.

[HISEnberg]

@HISEnberg said in Cost Of Operations?: License Fees?:

You'll also need an Apple developer account which is about £99. And if you want to codesign on Windows you need to buy into the license cartel, although I think @aaronventure found a cheaper solution.

Apologies that was lacking context, I was referring to the Windows codesigning!

Just throwing this in the mix as it seems to be a relatively recent article with up-to-date info on codesigning for AU/VST3/AAX on Windows (Azure) and Mac, as well as the fees associated:

One of the last pain points before launching an audio plugin business is dealing with code signing. The ecosystem has changed over the years, especially on Windows, so here's a 2025 roundup.

(moonbase.sh)

[dannytaurus]

@HISEnberg This is an amazing! Thanks for posting!

[Chazrox]

@HISEnberg Good read.

[lyra]

If you go with Comodo, DigiCert, Sectigo, etc, they all require you use a hardware license dongle. Also signing for AAX requires a dongle (iLok).

One can also use cloud HSM like Azure.

[d.healey]

@lyra looks to be more expensive