Error when building - Make sure to set TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable.

[privatedev11]

When I build my app, I get this error.
A public key has been found, but no private key. Make sure to set `TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY` environment variable.
It lets me continue, however.
I set the private key as an environment variable in Windows to rule it off, but it didn't work.
How do I fix this?

[neatfx]

tauri.conf.json > tauri > updater > active > false

[markkorput]

(still) having the same problem, is there any solution that does not require disabling the updater functionality?

Update: I get this error on macOS 14.2.1 using tauri-cli-build 1.5.7 trying to create a build for macOS.

[xavierskip]

if you don't want updater, you can try tauri.conf.json > bundle> targets remove updater

"targets": ["deb", "appimage", "nsis", "app", "dmg","updater"],
↓
"targets": ["deb", "appimage", "nsis", "app", "dmg"],

[ZaidSunasra]

To overcome this problem:
Open a new powershell in projects root
type the following command: $env:TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY="Your private key"
type: $env:TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY It should return your private key then you are good to go.
Now in the same powershell type: npm run tauri build (or any of your package manager).
Actually env variables do not persist across terminals. I faced the same problem and this helped me to overcome it.