Chocolatey and Puppet: Managing Your Windows Software Since 2011
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This document summarizes a presentation about managing Windows software using Chocolatey and Puppet. It introduces Chocolatey as a package manager for Windows similar to Yum. It describes how the Chocolatey Puppet provider allows installing and managing Chocolatey packages through Puppet. It also covers how to create Chocolatey packages and set up an internal package repository server.
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Chocolatey and Puppet: Managing Your Windows Software Since 2011
- 2. Chocolatey and Puppet: Managing Your Windows Software Since 2011 Rob Reynolds Senior Software Engineer | Puppet Labs @ferventcoder
- 3. Agenda • Chocolatey? • Chocolatey Provider • Creating Packages • Internal Package Repository Server • Demo
- 4. Rob Reynolds • Creator of Chocolatey • Background in .NET development (ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, C#, Windows services, MSMQ) • Co-wrote and maintained infrastructure framework known as the Chuck Norris Framework • Doing the hard work in Puppet on Windows so you don’t have to
- 5. Is there anyone in the room that doesn’t know what Chocolatey is?
- 7. Package Manager for Windows • Behaves much like Yum • Uses NuGet packaging framework + PowerShell for automation scripts • CLI tool - choco.exe • GUI - ChocolateyGUI • Allows non-centralized/private repositories • Microsoft validated - there will be a OneGet provider
- 8. What’s the oldest version of Chocolatey you’ve used/supported?
- 9. chocolatey.org (Community Repo) • Community Feed / Community Maintained • Moderated as of October 2014 • A couple people have downloaded packages (1 yr ago at 5 Million) • Organizations should not depend on community b/c trust and control
- 10. Chocolatey: Past Present and Future
- 11. Thought Experiment - 2011 • Built in PowerShell. But treated as a programming language?! • Always felt like I was relearning PowerShell • KISS packaging • Building on existing ecosystem • Focus on UX
- 12. All Good Things. All Good Things • We determined how mocking should look and added that to Pester (a PowerShell testing framework) • I learned PowerShell for real this time. Maybe. • Somewhere along the line came community • Design? Sheer luck? • Passable documentation?
- 13. The Rewrite - 2014 • Started March 2014, first release in 0.9.9 in March 2015. • C# - b/c already wrote production code while learning language • Why? • Maintainability • Speed • Because reasons
- 14. Kickstarter - October 2014 • Started planning in June • Introduces the ideas of Chocolatey for Business • Pro/Business Version to offer additional features • Longevity of Chocolatey itself
- 15. 2015 • Started to enhance packaging • Working on delivery of Kickstarter • Moderation
- 16. Future • Enhancing packaging - NVRA • Try to maintain good balance of KISS while introducing necessary complexity • Package signing (PGP) / Security Enhancements • Chocolatey for Business / Enterprise General Availability
- 18. Puppet Provider • puppet module install chocolatey/ chocolatey • Approved module, supported module coming • Manages install of Chocolatey • Packages • Soon manages full configuration of Chocolatey
- 19. Install Chocolatey • Install and initial configuration • Point to internal resources
- 20. Package Resource • installable, uninstallable, upgradeable, versionable, holdable, install_options, uninstall_options • Still later: virtual_packages
- 22. Why Chocolatey Provider? • This is the built-in provider • Note the following: • Name of package • Source • Manifest maintenance
- 23. Why Chocolatey Provider? • Package resource default to provider => chocolatey for Windows. • Platform agnostic packaging
- 25. Creating Packages • choco new -h • Create organizational templates! • *.nuspec • chocolateyInstall.ps1 • Other resources like binaries / config files, etc • Getting started / reference at http://bit.ly/choco-create
- 26. packagename.nuspec • This is a nuget packaging specification • Enhanced with provides, conflicts, replaces (although choco doesn’t know what to do with them yet) • Will be enhancing further: architecture, os versions, etc
- 27. chocolateyInstall.ps1 • Helpers / Functions • Reduce work • PowerShell, you can do anything • Function reference https://bit.ly/choco-functions
- 29. Hosting Your Own Packages • chocolatey/chocolatey_server module • Non-Windows Hosting • Artifactory • Sonatype Nexus • NuGet Gallery proper • ProGet / MyGet • https://bit.ly/choco-package-server
- 30. Demo
- 31. Other Interesting Windows Talks • You missed two • Better Together: Managing Windows with Puppet, PowerShell, and DSC - Bruce Payette & Ethan Brown • Friday 11:15 AM, Oregon Ballroom 202 • Azure for the Non-Microsoft Person, Scott Hanselman • Friday 2:30 PM, Oregon Ballroom 203
- 32. Questions? • Join the newsletter for announcements - https://chocolatey.org/#newsletter • ferventcoder { twitter, github, gmail}