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Publish-Module

Module:
PowerShellGet Module

Publishes a specified module from the local computer to an online gallery.

Syntax

ModuleNameParameterSet (Default) 

Publish-Module
    -Name <String>
    [-RequiredVersion <String>]
    [-NuGetApiKey <String>]
    [-Repository <String>]
    [-Credential <PSCredential>]
    [-FormatVersion <Version>]
    [-ReleaseNotes <String[]>]
    [-Tags <String[]>]
    [-LicenseUri <Uri>]
    [-IconUri <Uri>]
    [-ProjectUri <Uri>]
    [-Exclude <String[]>]
    [-Force]
    [-AllowPrerelease]
    [-SkipAutomaticTags]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

ModulePathParameterSet 

Publish-Module
    -Path <String>
    [-NuGetApiKey <String>]
    [-Repository <String>]
    [-Credential <PSCredential>]
    [-FormatVersion <Version>]
    [-ReleaseNotes <String[]>]
    [-Tags <String[]>]
    [-LicenseUri <Uri>]
    [-IconUri <Uri>]
    [-ProjectUri <Uri>]
    [-Force]
    [-SkipAutomaticTags]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Publish-Module cmdlet publishes a module to an online NuGet-based gallery by using an API key, stored as part of a user's profile in the gallery. You can specify the module to publish either by the module's name, or by the path to the folder containing the module.

When you specify a module by name, Publish-Module publishes the first module that would be found by running Get-Module -ListAvailable <Name>. If you specify a minimum version of a module to publish, Publish-Module publishes the first module with a version that is greater than or equal to the minimum version that you have specified.

Publishing a module requires metadata that is displayed on the gallery page for the module. Required metadata includes the module name, version, description, and author. Although most metadata is taken from the module manifest, some metadata must be specified in Publish-Module parameters, such as Tag, ReleaseNote, IconUri, ProjectUri, and LicenseUri, because these parameters match fields in a NuGet-based gallery.

Examples

Example 1: Publish a module

In this example, MyDscModule is published to the online gallery by using the API key to indicate the module owner's online gallery account. If MyDscModule is not a valid manifest module that specifies a name, version, description, and author, an error occurs.

Publish-Module -Name "MyDscModule" -NuGetApiKey "11e4b435-6cb4-4bf7-8611-5162ed75eb73"

In this example, MyDscModule is published to the online gallery by using the API key to indicate the module owner's gallery account. The additional metadata provided is displayed on the webpage for the module in the gallery. The owner adds two search tags for the module, relating it to Active Directory; a brief release note is added. If MyDscModule is not a valid manifest module that specifies a name, version, description, and author, an error occurs.

Publish-Module -Name "MyDscModule" -NuGetApiKey "11e4b435-6cb4-4bf7-8611-5162ed75eb73" -LicenseUri "http://contoso.com/license" -Tag "Active Directory","DSC" -ReleaseNote "Updated the ActiveDirectory DSC Resources to support adding users."

Parameters

-AllowPrerelease

Allows modules marked as prerelease to be published.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

ModuleNameParameterSet
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the Publish-Module.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

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

-Credential

Specifies a user account that has rights to publish a module for a specified package provider or source.

Parameter properties

Type:PSCredential
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:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Exclude

Defines files to exclude from the published module.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

ModuleNameParameterSet
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
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

-FormatVersion

Accepts only valid values specified by the ValidateSet attribute.

For more information, see ValidateSet Attribute Declaration and ValidateSetAttribute.

Parameter properties

Type:Version
Default value:None
Accepted values:2.0
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

-IconUri

Specifies the URL of an icon for the module. The specified icon is displayed on the gallery webpage for the module.

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

-LicenseUri

Specifies the URL of licensing terms for the module you want to publish.

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

-Name

Specifies the name of the module that you want to publish. Publish-Module searches for the specified module name in $Env:PSModulePath.

Parameter properties

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

Parameter sets

ModuleNameParameterSet
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-NuGetApiKey

Specifies the API key that you want to use to publish a module to the online gallery. The API key is part of your profile in the online gallery, and can be found on your user account page in the gallery. The API key is NuGet-specific functionality.

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

-Path

Specifies the path to the module that you want to publish. This parameter accepts the path to the folder that contains the module.

Parameter properties

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

Parameter sets

ModulePathParameterSet
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ProjectUri

Specifies the URL of a webpage about this project.

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

-ReleaseNotes

Specifies a string containing release notes or comments that you want to be available to users of this version of the module.

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

-Repository

Specifies the friendly name of a repository that has been registered by running Register-PSRepository. The repository must have a PublishLocation, which is a valid NuGet URI. The PublishLocation can be set by running Set-PSRepository.

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

-RequiredVersion

Specifies the exact version of a single module to publish.

Parameter properties

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

Parameter sets

ModuleNameParameterSet
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SkipAutomaticTags

Removes commands and resources from being included as tags. Skips automatically adding tags to a module.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
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

-Tags

Adds one or more tags to the module that you are publishing. Example tags include DesiredStateConfiguration, DSC, DSCResourceKit, or PSModule. Separate multiple tags with commas.

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

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the Publish-Module runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
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.

Inputs

String

PSCredential

Outputs

Object

Notes

Publish-Module runs on PowerShell 3.0 or later releases of PowerShell, on Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 and later releases of Windows.

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.

Publishing a module requires metadata that is displayed on the gallery page for the module. Required metadata includes the module name, version, description, and author. Most metadata is taken from the module manifest, but some metadata can be specified in Publish-Module parameters, such as Tag, ReleaseNote, IconUri, ProjectUri, and LicenseUri. For more information, see Package manifest values that impact the PowerShell Gallery UI.