Merge pull request #3031 from ppoelzl/release-documentation

Describe installer creation process

RELEASE.md

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 7. Restart Path of Building Community. This should result in a new file `tree.lua`.
 8. Remove `data.json` from the new directory. Do not commit this file.
+
+## Installer creation
+
+Path of Building Community offers both installable and standalone releases. They're
+built with automation scripts found in the repository described below.
+
+Prerequisites:
+- Have Git 2.21.0+ installed and `git` in your `PATH`.
+  Verify by running `git --version`.
+- Have NSIS 3.07+ installed and `makensis` in your `PATH`.
+  Verify by running `makensis /version`.
+  You may have to add this manually after installation.
+- Have Python 3.7+ installed and `python` in your `PATH`.
+  Verify by running `python --version`.
+- NB: You don't have to create a virtual environment, as you don't need to install any
+  third-party libraries.
+
+Installation:
+- Clone this repository to a directory of your choice:
+
+      git clone https://github.com/PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuildingInstaller.git
+- Please note that you might not have access to this repository if you're not a Path of
+  Building Community maintainer.
+  
+Usage:
+
+      python make_release.py
+- To change the output folder or repository URL, simply edit the script file.
+- Created installers can be found in the `./Dist` directory.
+- NB: Output like the following can be safely ignored. This is due to NSIS complaining
+about including an empty directory.
+
+      AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5fo1ha19\Update -> no files found. (NSIS/Setup.nsi:158)