1 00:00:00,940 --> 00:00:03,010 As we begin to wrap things up here in this 2 00:00:03,010 --> 00:00:05,430 course, it's important to remember that 3 00:00:05,430 --> 00:00:07,600 the PowerShellGet module and commands we 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,380 use to manage PowerShell modules are built 5 00:00:10,380 --> 00:00:11,880 on top of that PackageManagement 6 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,210 framework. At the end of the day, 7 00:00:14,210 --> 00:00:16,320 PowerShell modules are packages of their 8 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,380 own, and you learned about the integration 9 00:00:18,380 --> 00:00:20,110 between PowerShellGet and 10 00:00:20,110 --> 00:00:22,720 PackageManagement where PowerShellGet is 11 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,670 essentially a wrapper on top of the 12 00:00:24,670 --> 00:00:27,280 PackageManagement framework. PowerShell 13 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,220 repositories are where the authors of 14 00:00:29,220 --> 00:00:31,080 PowerShell code will publish their 15 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,540 packages, and it is where you, as the 16 00:00:33,540 --> 00:00:36,270 consumer of those packages, need to go to 17 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:38,810 discover PowerShell modules. Without a 18 00:00:38,810 --> 00:00:40,700 repository of modules to start looking and 19 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:42,930 exploring in, you're not going to get very 20 00:00:42,930 --> 00:00:45,770 far. You saw the default repository in the 21 00:00:45,770 --> 00:00:48,170 PowerShell Gallery, and at the time of 22 00:00:48,170 --> 00:00:50,790 writing this course, there are over 6,000 23 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:53,170 modules in the PowerShell Gallery. You 24 00:00:53,170 --> 00:00:55,080 also went through the process of creating 25 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,620 a new private PowerShell repository based 26 00:00:57,620 --> 00:00:59,600 on a Windows file share, which could be a 27 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,610 great starting point if you or your 28 00:01:01,610 --> 00:01:03,660 company are looking to explore the use of 29 00:01:03,660 --> 00:01:06,720 a local repository. Next up was the dive 30 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,630 into working with PowerShell modules, 31 00:01:08,630 --> 00:01:11,190 kicking off with finding, installing, and 32 00:01:11,190 --> 00:01:12,990 updating modules directly from the 33 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:15,690 PowerShell Gallery. You also saw the 34 00:01:15,690 --> 00:01:17,920 process of removing a module from the 35 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,140 current PowerShell session and also 36 00:01:20,140 --> 00:01:22,070 uninstalling the module completely from 37 00:01:22,070 --> 00:01:24,110 your computer when you no longer require 38 00:01:24,110 --> 00:01:27,070 it to be installed. In the demos, we 39 00:01:27,070 --> 00:01:28,860 finished up by performing an offline 40 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:30,760 installation of a module where we used a 41 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,410 machine that had connectivity to the 42 00:01:32,410 --> 00:01:34,380 PowerShell Gallery to do the initial 43 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:36,670 download, followed by copying the module 44 00:01:36,670 --> 00:01:39,020 to an offline machine and placing it in 45 00:01:39,020 --> 00:01:42,040 one of the PSModulePath folders. Using the 46 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,160 Save‑Module command, like we did in this 47 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,330 clip, can provide you with the ability to 48 00:01:46,330 --> 00:01:48,110 inspect the code within a PowerShell 49 00:01:48,110 --> 00:01:50,350 module before even installing it on your 50 00:01:50,350 --> 00:01:53,290 machine. It's at this point that I'd love 51 00:01:53,290 --> 00:01:55,200 to leave you with a challenge, and that 52 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,540 is, if you haven't done so already, I 53 00:01:57,540 --> 00:01:59,520 challenge you to explore and install a 54 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,010 module from the PowerShell Gallery and 55 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:04,750 start using some of the commands. I would 56 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:06,670 love to hear which module you choose to 57 00:02:06,670 --> 00:02:09,390 start working with, so please do feel free 58 00:02:09,390 --> 00:02:10,860 to reach out and connect with me on 59 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:14,040 Twitter where my handle is @MattAllford. 60 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,340 You can also contact me in the Discussion 61 00:02:16,340 --> 00:02:18,470 section of this course on the Pluralsight 62 00:02:18,470 --> 00:02:20,750 website where I truly hope you will 63 00:02:20,750 --> 00:02:23,150 provide me with any feedback or ask any 64 00:02:23,150 --> 00:02:25,100 questions you may have about this course 65 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:27,490 and the content covered. I'd be more than 66 00:02:27,490 --> 00:02:30,820 happy to help. And finally, I'd really 67 00:02:30,820 --> 00:02:32,780 like to thank you for taking the time to 68 00:02:32,780 --> 00:02:35,670 work through this course with me. I truly 69 00:02:35,670 --> 00:02:37,710 hope you've enjoyed the content and, most 70 00:02:37,710 --> 00:02:40,490 importantly, learned some new skills. It 71 00:02:40,490 --> 00:02:42,820 has been an absolute pleasure to create 72 00:02:42,820 --> 00:02:44,770 this course, and I look forward to hearing 73 00:02:44,770 --> 00:02:46,640 from you about your success with 74 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:51,000 PowerShell and seeing you again here, at Pluralsight.