PuppetConf 2016: Easily Manage Software on Windows with Chocolatey – Rob Reynolds, Puppet
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Here are the slides from Rob Reynold's PuppetConf 2016 presentation called Easily Manage Software on Windows with Chocolatey. Watch the videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV86BgbREluVjwwt-9UL8u2Uy8xnzpIqa
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PuppetConf 2016: Easily Manage Software on Windows with Chocolatey – Rob Reynolds, Puppet
- 1. Chocolatey The package manager for Windows Easily Manage Software on Windows with Chocolatey Rob Reynolds @ferventcoder
- 2. Rob Reynolds • Senior Software Engineer at Puppet • Creator and Founder of Chocolatey • Enjoys long walks on the beach and designing solutions that make hard things easy • Co-wrote infrastructure framework known as the Chuck Norris Framework • Over 10 years experience in infrastructure automation • Obsesses over user experience
- 3. Agenda • The Story of Windows Automation • Windows Software Ecosystem • Chocolatey • Announcements
- 4. Questions at the End • Lots to cover • Write your question(s) down
- 5. Everybody Stand Up • Sit down if • You’ve never used Chocolatey • You started in Chocolatey with 0.9.9.x • 0.9.8.3x • 0.9.8.24 • 0.9.8.x • Who is left?
- 6. Let’s talk about a story… possibly your story
- 7. The Story of Modern Automation for Windows
- 9. You probably use or have used traditional tools
- 10. Traditional Tools • Manual Configuration • Golden Images • Endpoint management tools • SCCM / GPO • Not necessarily bad, just are harder to fit into modern automation
- 11. Modern Automation • Feature-Rich • Infrastructure as Code • Source Control • Testable Infrastructure • Reporting • Centralized Management
- 12. More Modern Automation Tools • Puppet (Config Management) • PowerShell DSC • PowerShell Power scale
- 13. So you settled on Puppet
- 14. Puppet + Other Tools • Puppet - Harness PowerShell • Puppet - Harness PowerShell DSC • Puppet and SCCM (GPOs, WSUS server) • Use the complements where they are strong
- 15. So you modernized your Windows automation
- 16. And it was great. Rainbows and Unicorns
- 20. Something wasn’t quite right…
- 21. Automating Windows software installation was still hard…
- 22. Software management may account for 50-90% of your automation
- 23. Traditionally Windows was designed with Visual Interfaces (GUIs) in mind.
- 24. There is no place more evident of that still than with the Windows Software Installer ecosystem
- 26. Windows Software Ecosystem • Over 20 installer formats and thousands of installers in the wild • Zips and other archive formats • Software installers are messy • It’s like the Wild West
- 27. “There has to be a better way”
- 28. So you went looking for a solution
- 29. And you heard of this sweet tool that manages software.
- 32. Chocolatey - Sane Software Management • Easily manage the software lifecycle • Native installers, zips, binaries • PowerShell module simplifies work • Packages are independent building blocks • Integrates with configuration management • Business friendly features
- 33. Chocolatey - The Approach • Single, unifying interface - control the chaos • Decentralized - multiple places to get packages, including internal • PowerShell • Flexible • Secure • Reliable 5+ years - proven technology
- 34. Community Package Repository • https://chocolatey.org/ packages • Community Feed / Community Maintained • Moderated as of October 2014 • Everything goes through VirusTotal • Organizations Should Not Depend b/c Trust and Control
- 35. Hosting Your Own Package Server • https://chocolatey.org/docs/how-to-host-feed • Non-Windows Hosting • Artifactory • Sonatype Nexus • NuGet Gallery proper • ProGet / MyGet • NuGet.Server / Chocolatey.Server • Puppet - chocolatey/chocolatey_server module
- 36. Chocolatey Packages • Zip files + Versioning, Dependencies & PowerShell • Metadata - Software Information / Package Information • PowerShell - https://chocolatey.org/docs/helpers-reference • 30+ Built-in functions - turn hard tasks into 1 liners • Handle additional missing installer logic (like add to PATH) • Add options missing from installer arguments • Files - drop in binaries, native installers
- 37. Creating Packages • https://chocolatey.org/docs/create- packages • choco new • Generates package files with most of the work done • Create your own packaging templates!
- 38. But wait, you have Chocolatey for Business
- 39. Package Builder
- 40. Package Builder • Package Builder automatically creates high quality packaging from an installer/zip in 5-10 seconds • Determines everything necessary for silently installing software • Supports passing urls (and checksums) - downloads files first • Allows customization • Supports exe, msi, 7z, zip, msu, and msp files
- 41. How does it work?
- 44. Package Internalizer • Take advantage of existing packages without dependency on the internet • Downloads existing package and all remote resources • Recompiles package to use those internal resources • Option to download and point to other locations • Ability to host packages on private internal repositories
- 46. You detect a theme for feature names
- 47. Package Synchronizer • Chocolatey maintains state based on packages. System state can be manipulated outside of Chocolatey • Any Chocolatey command will trigger synchronization in Chocolatey for Business • Package Synchronizer syncs with manual software removal • Syncs w/software that automatically upgrades, such as Chrome
- 48. How does it work?
- 51. Other Enhancements • https://chocolatey.org/docs/release-notes-licensed • Auto-uninstaller more effective thanks to more checks and Package Synchronizer • Install/upgrade passing secrets • Uninstall non-Chocolatey managed software • Similar to built-in provider but ‘Git *’
- 52. +
- 53. puppetlabs/chocolatey • https://puppet.com/blog/puppet-supported-module-chocolatey • Everything from chocolatey/chocolatey - drop in replacement • package resource • ensure Chocolatey install • Full configuration for Chocolatey • chocolateysource • chocolateyconfig • chocolateyfeature
- 54. Chocolatey Provider is Supported!
- 55. Install Chocolatey • Install and initial configuration • Point to internal resources
- 56. Package Resource • installable, uninstallable, upgradeable, versionable, holdable, install_options, uninstall_options • Still later: virtual_packages
- 57. Chocolatey Package Resource • Built in provider requires manifest maintenance • Package resource default to provider => chocolatey for Windows. • Platform agnostic packaging
- 58. chocolateysource • Disable/remove default community repository • Add your own sources • user/password protected as well • puppet resource chocolateysource
- 59. chocolateyconfig • Set config settings • Full list available by choco config list or puppet resource chocolateyconfig
- 60. chocolateyfeature • Enable/disable features • Full list available by choco feature list or puppet resource chocolateyfeature
- 61. Demo
- 62. Announcements
- 63. Roadmap • WSA support / Windows Nano Support • More Security / More UX • Package enhancements • Package signing / security enhancements • Extend Nuspec further - name, version, release, architecture
- 64. Package Builder
- 65. <intentionally left blank> b/c Demo
- 66. Package Builder vNext • choco new —from-programs-and-features • Currently supports MSI • Support for other types will come later • Package Builder visual interface • Transition from existing tools/processes
- 68. Package Internalizer • Also a visual interface • Provides a better transition towards command line interfaces
- 70. Package Synchronizer v2 • Bring software not managed with Chocolatey into managed packages • choco sync • Find existing packages • Optionally generate packages for sync
- 72. Package Modernizer • You have existing packages • Bring them up to best practices • Modernizer will upgrade packaging files in place • choco modernize
- 74. Self-Service Installer • 1st feature not named Package * • Non-admins can choose what to install • Runs as an administrative background service • Also choco upgrade all on your schedule
- 75. Questions
- 76. + • Rob • @ferventcoder • ferventcoder at gmail Evaluate Chocolatey for Business in your environment - special discount until December 31, 2016 for Puppet Enterprise customers (mention PuppetConf2016) - https://chocolatey.org/compare