Life is like a Box of Chocolate(y)
summary
Automates a Windows dev workstation from a fresh install to a configured box using Chocolatey (NuGet-based, 5000+ packages), wrapping installers into repeatable packages with checksums, silent-install arguments and dependency wiring; supports embedding binaries or pointing to vendor URLs, uses AutoHotkey hacks when installers lack silent switches. Orchestrates installs and multiple reboots with Boxstarter, resumes after reboot, tests packages in VMs and pushes through an automated moderation + human review workflow so published packages become trusted.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:06Other tools
- 3:17Chocolate
- 4:04Chocolateorg
- 7:57Installing Chocolate
- 10:29Package Management
- 11:15Creating Packages
- 11:31Creating a Package
- 20:02Package Builder
- 22:07Package moderation
- 29:48How does someone elses software work
- 31:33Tips for creating packages
- 34:34Commercial editions
- 35:14Box Starter
- 36:35Using Box Starter
- 46:35Enabling Windows Update
- 47:07Running Box Data against a virtual machine
- 50:28Box Starter deprecated
- 51:15Wrap up
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