Support for Air-gapped environments

steviecoaster

Hello,

When it comes to installing to ProGet in an air-gapped environment where InedoHub will be unable to reach the internet to download the necessary Proget installation items, what level of support can be expected of Inedo should issues arise?

We are working to standardize on an Inedo Proget repository solution inside all of our pre-built environments here at Chocolatey, and I need to ensure that any method we put in place follows a supported path.

I understand that we will be deploying the free version of Inedo Proget to these environments, which provides an opportunity to upgrade to a paid version later for our customers, and as such "support" options are limited to these forums, but I'm curious how much support Inedo can and/or is willing to provide here should we opt to use the offline installation media to perform the Proget install.

Looking forward to the conversation!

atripp

Hi @steviecoaster ,

Offline / air-gapped installation is common and a documented use-case:
https://docs.inedo.com/docs/installation/windows/inedo-hub/offline

As the article mentions, you can download the "offline installer", which is essentially a
self-extracting zip file that runs a Custom Installer created using the Inedo Hub.

That .exe file is not suitable for automation, so if that's a requirement then you'll need to use an alternative if you wanted to automate upgrade/installation. That article outlines a few concepts, but ultimately it really depends how "air-gapped" we're talking here.

If we're talking a SCIF with "security-guard inspected installation media", then I don't think automation is really going to really get you much ;)

Thanks,
Alana

steviecoaster

We have the full gamut of environments. Those with unfettered access to the unwashed internet, proxied environments, a single machine with access we can tunnel through, to, yes, SCIF-levels of lockdown.

In all of those scenarios, we offer an offline prep script that bundles everything needed for the installation into a zip file, which you can then sneaker-net into the environment and continue the installation.

I think we can make the offline installation work based on what I'm seeing in the documentation. I just wanted to make sure it was a "supported" mechanism of installation.