Powershell-Scripts

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What is NuGet?

NuGet is officially a Microsoft tool. Its the official package manager for the .NET ecosystem.
Nuget is a tool for packaging code into packages for easy sharing and distribution.
A NuGet package is a single ZIP file with the .nupkg extension and a descriptive manifest that includes information like the package's version number.
Basic use case is to create packages and then publish them to a public or private host.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/what-is-nuget

A module is a self-contained, reusable unit that can include cmdlets, providers, functions, variables, and other resources.
Powershell module requires two files. A .psm1 file (module implementation) and .psd1 file (module manifest)
Module Manifest: A .psd1 file that contains metadata about your module, such as its version, author, and dependencies. This file is essential for distributing your module.
Module Implementation/Script: A .psm1 file that containers cmdlets, functions, variables, etc.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/module/understanding-a-windows-powershell-module?view=powershell-7.5
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_modules?view=powershell-7.5

To allow for an easier way to distribute Powershell code to servers from Gitlab.
Using this will allow all the benefits of creating Powershell scripts and functions in Gitlab with an easier method to get said code to your servers.
Not only can it be used to get newly created scripts and functions to your servers, but I can be used to keep the code up to date from Gitlab. (NuGet supports versioning, allowing you to manage and distribute different versions of your module).
Another benefit of this system is reusing functions across scripts will be easier and maintainable.
Distribution will be used through a NuGet repo so all servers will have access and can stay hardened without opening up unnecessary access.

Powershell functions will get coded into a Powershell module
Manifest file is created for the module with information like author, description, version number.
Powershell module (with manifest file) will be packaged in a NuGet package.
NuGet package is published to the NuGet repository.
Engineers can add the Nuget repo to their servers and pull any module.