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Register-PSRepository

Module:
PowerShellGet Module

Registers a PowerShell repository.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Register-PSRepository
    -Name <String>
    -SourceLocation <Uri>
    [-PublishLocation <Uri>]
    [-InstallationPolicy <String>]
    [-PackageManagementProvider <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Register-PSRepository cmdlet registers the default repository for PowerShell modules. After a repository is registered, you can reference it from the Find-Module, Install-Module, and Publish-Module cmdlets. The registered repository becomes the default repository in Find-Module and Install-Module.

Registered repositories are user-specific. They are not registered in a system-wide context.

Each registered repository is associated with a OneGet package provider, which is specified with the PackageManagementProvider parameter. Each OneGet provider is designed to interact with a specific type of repository. For example, the NuGet provider is designed to interact with NuGet-based repositories. If a OneGet provider is not specified during registration, PowerShellGet attempts to find a OneGet provider that can handle the specified source location.

Examples

Example 1: Register a repository

PS C:\> Register-PSRepository -Name "myNuGetSource" -SourceLocation "https://www.myget.org/F/powershellgetdemo/api/v2" -PublishLocation "https://www.myget.org/F/powershellgetdemo/api/v2/Packages" -InstallationPolicy Trusted
PS C:\> Get-PSRepository
Name                                     SourceLocation                                     OneGetProvider       InstallationPolicy
----                                     --------------                                     --------------       ------------------
PSGallery                                http://go.micro...                                 NuGet                Untrusted
myNuGetSource                            https://myget.c...                                 NuGet                Trusted

The first command registers https://www.myget.org/F/powershellgetdemo/ as a repository for the current user. After myNuGetSource is registered, you can explicitly reference it when searching for, installing, and publishing modules. Because the PackageManagementProvider parameter isn't specified, the repository is not explicitly associated with a OneGet package provider, so PowerShellGet polls available package providers and associates it with the NuGet provider.

The second command gets registered repositories and displays the results.

Parameters

-InstallationPolicy

Specifies the installation policy. Valid values are: Trusted, UnTrusted. The default value is UnTrusted.

A repository's installation policy specifies PowerShell behavior when installing from that repository. When installing modules from an UnTrusted repository, the user is prompted for confirmation.

You can set the InstallationPolicy with the Set-PSRepository cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Accepted values:Trusted, Untrusted
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the repository to register. You can use this name to specify the repository in cmdlets such as Find-Module and Install-Module.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-PackageManagementProvider

Specifies a OneGet package provider. If you don't specify a value for this parameter, PowerShellGet polls available package providers and associates this repository with the first package provider that indicates it can handle the repository.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-PublishLocation

Specifies the URI of the publish location. For example, for NuGet-based repositories, the publish location is similar to http://someNuGetUrl.com/api/v2/Packages.

Parameter properties

Type:Uri
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SourceLocation

Specifies the URI for discovering and installing modules from this repository. A URI can be a NuGet server feed (most common situation), HTTP, HTTPS, FTP or file location.

For example, for NuGet-based repositories, the source location is similar to http://someNuGetUrl.com/api/v2.

Parameter properties

Type:Uri
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.