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Support for Winget feed
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@Jonathan-Engstrom suggest asking WinGet team to build support and a use case for private repositories. Currently there is none and thus, it's impossible to use with ProGet.
Until then... WinGet is basically just the Windows Store, except you it run from the Commandline and has a ton of shady, unvetted packages from internet randos
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I do believe they have code available for the private repo:
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli-restsourceand there are a few products out there that have also built something for it as well. But I would rather use an Inedo product for it if I could. Choco is dandy, but it is not a tool built right into the OS. Also, getting certificates to work with the IWS has proven to be time consuming especially when I can setup IIS and get a cert that works in 30 seconds and have to use IIS as a reverse proxy to get ssl to work. I am going to explore a script that another individual has made regarding certs for IWS, but I have to free up some time to do that, never seems to be enough time in the day :)
"except you it run from the Commandline and has a ton of shady, unvetted packages from internet randos"
Aren't those the best kind?!
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@Jonathan-Engstrom they have some hacky something-or-other, but I'd gauge it's at least a decade or two away from being ready for prime time. At least, given their track record on their PowerShellGet/PowerShellGallery v3 launch plans (pushed to 2027.... maybe??)
There's just no appetite for WinGet in the enterprise space, especially since Chocolatey does everything better and has a significantly more reliable / responsive team behind it.
On our end, it doesn't make to try jumping into such an immature ecosystem, especially one run by Microsoft, who's leadership is currently focused on making their BingAI Copilot relevant and selling more Azure web hosting
Windows barely fits into their strategy, let a lone WinGet. But we'll see... maybe the WinGet team can fight against the current enough and increase adoption.
At this point, WinGet It's not a bet I'm willing to take though
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@apxltd Lol, fair enough. I know MS is busy trying to get everyone on the cloud and destroying on prem. Not sure how well that's going for them. Well, let's watch and see what winget does. Maybe it will take off.
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I'm checking out Proget for PowerShell module hosting tonight. Seeing the discussion on winget piqued my interest and I thought i'd throw some thoughts out there..
A use case I have is for both Intune managed devices via Nerdio and NinjaOne. Both of these solutions are supporting winget as a central app manager for Windows endpoints. It's built-in and shipping with Windows 11 now, active github community repo... some organizations are starting to bet on it. Anecdotally, I see 'winget' more often now than choco for 'install my app fast' type docs.
The software patching policies within NinjaOne supports winget natively as 'the windows package manager' for software installs, updates, and removal.
Nerdio (even supporting a custom repository https://nmmhelp.getnerdio.com/hc/en-us/articles/26125608840333-Unified-Application-Management-Configure-Repositories) are brining winget front and center for IT work in AVD/Intune as well.
I'm looking for a solution to titrate that scary giant community repo so it can be managed better... I want upstream.. but only select things. I want to publish apps as necessary for the public/private feed.
Nuget/pwsh module proxies have been the answer in the past I think the community will want and need that for winget. I've dabbled with other package managers (nexus oss primarily) and I'm liking ProGet thus far with the ability to browse the feed in browser.
The alignment is similar to choco module repos and powershell module hosting to me. I think a good custom winget repo source and manager is lacking right now in this space.
I do agree on it's been rough 'launch' of winget. It's been years now and still some basics are not done. MS has clearly not put many resources behind the tool. Hosting implementation has been rough from the start. Microsoft doesn't provide any telemetry on package downloads or overall use of winget.
In many ways choco is better as a solution, but in many more cases winget is already on machines under management and it's being built-into the solutions I use.
In the meantime, my hunt for a good self-hosted public/private winget hosting solution continues.
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Thanks for the additional feedback @ben_0435
Mostly for my notes, in the five months since @Jonathan-Engstrom shared Microsoft's initial efforts at supporting a WinGet private repository (i,e. winget-cli-restsource), it looks like they've already abandoned their efforts.
- Last code commit June 26, 2025
- Last closed issue July 4, 2025
So at this point, my assessment remans the same: WinGet is basically just the Windows Store, except you it run from the Commandline and has a ton of shady, unvetted packages from internet randos
I feel someone should totally Polymarket whether Microsoft will finish WinGet --or-- just create yet another package manager that's somehow more BingAI friendly.
I'm looking for a solution to titrate that scary giant community repo so it can be managed better... I want upstream.. but only select things. I want to publish apps as necessary for the public/private feed.
I believe that solution is called "Chocolatey"
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