Using native packager

To package and distribute the app to production environment, native packager plugin is recommended. More details are provide here.

addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.9.9")

Check the latest available version here.

Next, enable the plugin in your build.sbt file:

lazy val myProject = (project in file("."))
  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging)

Finally, run the following command to start packaging your project:

sbt clean universal:packageBin

Your packaged application can be found as a zipped file under /target/universal.
Unzip the file. Navigate to the bin directory, there you will find two executable files that will help start your application.