(GH-7) Add organizational use/non-admin #24
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@yodurr Apologies, I didn't notice that it remove trailing spaces when creating the commit. If that is not okay, I can split into two commits. |
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Split to two commits to catch the trailing whitespace. |
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| choco source add --name="'internal_file_share'" --source="'\\fileshare\chocolatey'" --priority="'2'" --bypass-proxy | ||
| #TODO: Add other sources here | ||
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| 1. Alternatively, you could add the following to the end of all of the package installation/upgrade calls: |
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I don't like that the count is starting over.
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| ~~~powershell | ||
| --source="'location_name[; location_uri]'" | ||
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| 1. Unfortunately, you may not be able to take advantage of the one-click installer that are available in the "How to run the scripts" section above. You can still use [an alternative means of running those scripts](http://www.boxstarter.org/InstallingPackages) that still works quite well! Please see the note below for additional addendums. |
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Starts over here as well. Markdown with fenced code blocks is sometimes hard to get it to recognize this is not a start over place.
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I'm going to try something here.
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Sweet, looks like it worked, pushing the other fix as well.
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@mwrock if you can take a look at this and validate it as well for Boxstarter, that would be great! |
| ## Working with Chocolatey for Organizations? | ||
| No problem, you can still use these scripts. You'll need to modify the script to reference your internal package store. Here are instructions for doing so: | ||
| ## Working with Chocolatey in an organization? | ||
| Does your organization have strong policies against using the internet? Are you deploying software in air-gapped networks? No problem, Chocolatey is [an offline solution that has zero call home](https://chocolatey.org/security#chocolatey-client), and the best part is you [can create packages and host them internally for free]((https://chocolatey.org/docs/how-to-setup-offline-installation)) (see [What is Chocolatey?](https://chocolatey.org/docs/getting-started#what-is-chocolatey) and [Set Up Chocolatey for Organizational/Internal Use](https://chocolatey.org/docs/how-to-setup-offline-installation)). Yes, you read that right, you can take advantage of Chocolatey's infrastructure without any cost! It is important to point out that Chocolatey itself installs with the [Community Package Repository](https://chocolatey.org/packages) already set as a default source repository to allow ease of installs for the greater community, but it is a simple adjustment to remove that and add your own internal sources. |
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Chocolatey "has" an offline solution...
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Semantics here - Chocolatey is a fully offline solution that is installed with a community repository that is on the internet. The sources themselves and the packages are what determine internet access.
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I digress tho - if you prefer it to say "has", I can make that adjustment.
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Clarified the point above.
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I see... perhaps say "the Chocolatey client"
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I like that better!
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I'm thinking we need a separate md for organizational use details and use the Readme for an intro. |
Add instructions starter for organizational/internal use of these scripts. Additionally added notes for folks that may want to take advantage of Chocolatey but may not have administrative access on their machines. This also provides links for learning more, including how to take advantage of Chocolatey's infrastructure and tools with the open source edition and without any costs.
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@yodurr sounds good, but I'm at the end of my time for this morning. I can jump back in later tonight or tomorrow to provide that split. |
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No worries - I can bring this in today, make the split, and we can resume edits later. Thanks Rob! |
Added instructions starter for organizational/internal use of these
scripts. Additionally added notes for folks that may want to take
advantage of Chocolatey but may not have administrative access on
their machines.
This also provides links for learning more, including how to take
advantage of Chocolatey's infrastructure and tools with the open
source edition and without any costs.
Relates to #7