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Publish-Module

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

Syntax

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>]
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.

This is a proxy cmdlet for the Publish-PSResource cmdlet in the Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet. For more information, see Publish-PSResource.

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 -Path c:\projects\MyDscModule\1.0.0 -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.

$parameters = @{
    Path        = 'c:\projects\MyDscModule\1.0.0'
    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.'
}
Publish-Module @parameters

Parameters

-AllowPrerelease

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the Publish-Module.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

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

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

-Exclude

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-Force

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-FormatVersion

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

Type:Version
Accepted values:2.0
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-IconUri

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-LicenseUri

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-Name

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

The proxy cmdlet maps this parameter to the ApiKey parameter of Publish-PSResource.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters: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. The folder must have the same name as the module.

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

-ProjectUri

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-ReleaseNotes

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

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

-RequiredVersion

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-SkipAutomaticTags

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Tags

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Publish-PSResource.

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

-WhatIf

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

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Outputs

Notes

PowerShell includes the following aliases for Publish-Module:

  • All platforms:
    • pumo

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

The PowerShell Gallery no longer supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1. You must use TLS 1.2 or higher. Use the following command to ensure you are using TLS 1.2:

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

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. The metadata must be defined in the module manifest. For more information, see Package manifest values that impact the PowerShell Gallery UI.