# build > [!WARNING] > The files under the `build` folder is used for `Github Action` only, **NOT** for end users. ## How to build this project manually 1. Make sure [.NET SDK 8](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) is installed on your machine. 2. Clone this project 3. Run the follow command under the project root dir ```sh dotnet publish -c Release -r $RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER -o $DESTINATION_FOLDER src/SourceGit.csproj ``` > [!NOTE] > Please replace the `$RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER` with one of `win-x64`,`win-arm64`,`linux-x64`,`linux-arm64`,`osx-x64`,`osx-arm64`, and replece the `$DESTINATION_FOLDER` with the real path that will store the output executable files.