Register-PSRepository

Registers a PowerShell repository.

Syntax

Register-PSRepository
        [-Name] <String>
        [-SourceLocation] <Uri>
        [-PublishLocation <Uri>]
        [-ScriptSourceLocation <Uri>]
        [-ScriptPublishLocation <Uri>]
        [-Credential <PSCredential>]
        [-InstallationPolicy <String>]
        [-Proxy <Uri>]
        [-ProxyCredential <PSCredential>]
        [-PackageManagementProvider <String>]
        [<CommonParameters>]
Register-PSRepository
        [-Default]
        [-InstallationPolicy <String>]
        [-Proxy <Uri>]
        [-ProxyCredential <PSCredential>]
        [<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

$parameters = @{
  Name = "myNuGetSource"
  SourceLocation = "https://www.myget.org/F/mypsrepository/api/v2"
  PublishLocation = "https://www.myget.org/F/mypsrepository/api/v2/Packages"
  InstallationPolicy = 'Trusted'
}
Register-PSRepository @parameters
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/mypsrepository/ 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

-Credential

Specifies credentials of an account that has rights to register a repository.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Default

The parameter is used to register the PSGallery. You only need to do this if you removed the PSGallery repository.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-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.

Type:String
Accepted values:Trusted, Untrusted
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters: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.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters: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.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Proxy

Specifies a proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the Internet resource.

Type:Uri
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ProxyCredential

Specifies a user account that has permission to use the proxy server that is specified by the Proxy parameter.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PublishLocation

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

Type:Uri
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ScriptPublishLocation

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

Type:Uri
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ScriptSourceLocation

Specifies the URI for discovering and installing scripts 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 https://someNuGetUrl.com/api/v2/items/psscript.

Type:Uri
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters: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 https://someNuGetUrl.com/api/v2.

Type:Uri
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSCredential

Uri

Outputs

Object

Notes

Important

As of April 2020, the PowerShell Gallery no longer supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1. If you are not using TLS 1.2 or higher, you will receive an error when trying to access the PowerShell Gallery. Use the following command to ensure you are using TLS 1.2:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

For more information, see the announcement in the PowerShell blog.