Chocolatey Simple Server

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with chocolatey
   • What chocolatey server affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with chocolatey server
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Reference
   • Classes
   • Class: chocolatey_server
6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

Sets up a Simple Server for Chocolatey packages. Allows you to host your own packages, many times as a private package repository (feed).

Module Description

There are three types of package feeds for Chocolatey - local folder/CIFS (UNC) share, simple server, and the sophisticated package gallery. Simple server is in the middle and most widely used Chocolatey/NuGet Package Server format.

Advantages:

• Push over HTTP/HTTPS.
• API key for pushing packages.
• No direct access to packages - acls are locked down to just admins and push through api key.
• Package store is file system.

Disadvantages:

• Only one API key, so no multi user scenarios.
• Starts to affect choco performance once the source has over 500 packages (maybe?).
• No moderation.
• No website to view packages.
• No package statistics.

For more details about the other types of package feeds, see host your own feed.

Setup

What Chocolatey Server affects

• Will create files at c:\tools\chocolatey.server.
• Will install IIS and ASP.NET if not already installed.
• Will remove the default website.
• Sets up a website on port 80 (configurable) pointing to chocolatey.server

Setup Requirements

• Chocolatey installed
• chocolatey/chocolatey OR puppetlabs/chocolatey
  • Note: either or both of these modules can handle ensuring the install of Chocolatey.

Beginning with Chocolatey Server

Install this module via any of these approaches:

• puppet forge
• git-submodule (tutorial)
• librarian-puppet
• r10k

Usage

Ensure the server is installed and configured:

include chocolatey_server

Use a different port

class {'chocolatey_server':
  port => '8080',
}

Use an internal source for installing the chocolatey.server package

class {'chocolatey_server':
  server_package_source => 'http://someinternal/nuget/odatafeed',
}

Use a local file location for the chocolatey.server package

class {'chocolatey_server':
  server_package_source => 'c:/folder/containing/packages',
}

Reference

Classes

Public classes

• chocolatey_server

Class: chocolatey_server

Host your own Chocolatey package repository

Parameters

port

The port for the server website. Defaults to '80'.

server_package_source

The Chocolatey source that contains the chocolatey.server package. Defaults to 'https://chocolatey.org/api/v2/'.

Limitations

Works with Windows only.

Development

We like Pull Requests!