Dfx deploy locally with a new Dfx identity

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I assume that this is the problem you guys are running into: `dfx deploy` halts when running `npm run generate` using a protected identity · Issue #2872 · dfinity/sdk · GitHub

Looks like my comment above was wrong:

It should be The build step SHOULD not access your identity in any way.

Workaround that I can offer right now, which I figured out because of @nolyoi’s suggestion to remove the prebuild step:

  • edit package.json
  • find field scripts.generate
  • replace dfx generate <some canister name> with dfx --identity anonymous generate <some canister name>

This will use the anonymous identity for the build step, (which is available to anyone and not protected by a password) and therefore will not hang the process.

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