Chocolatey

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Comprehensive chocolatey commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
chocolatey --version	Show chocolatey version
chocolatey --help	Display help information
chocolatey init	Initialize chocolatey in current directory
chocolatey status	Check current status
chocolatey list	List available options
chocolatey info	Display system information
chocolatey config	Show configuration settings
chocolatey update	Update to latest version
chocolatey start	Start chocolatey service
chocolatey stop	Stop chocolatey service
chocolatey restart	Restart chocolatey service
chocolatey reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install chocolatey

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/chocolatey/releases/latest/download/chocolatey-linux
chmod +x chocolatey-linux
sudo mv chocolatey-linux /usr/local/bin/chocolatey

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/chocolatey.git
cd chocolatey
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install chocolatey

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install chocolatey

# Manual installation
curl -L -o chocolatey https://github.com/example/chocolatey/releases/latest/download/chocolatey-macos
chmod +x chocolatey
sudo mv chocolatey /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install chocolatey

# Scoop installation
scoop install chocolatey

# Winget installation
winget install chocolatey

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/chocolatey/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
chocolatey config show	Display current configuration
chocolatey config list	List all configuration options
chocolatey config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
chocolatey config get <key>	Get configuration value
chocolatey config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
chocolatey config reset	Reset to default configuration
chocolatey config validate	Validate configuration file
chocolatey config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
chocolatey create <name>

# Read file/resource
chocolatey read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
chocolatey update <name>

# Delete file/resource
chocolatey delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
chocolatey copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
chocolatey move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
chocolatey list --all

# Search for files/resources
chocolatey search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
chocolatey connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
chocolatey listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
chocolatey send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
chocolatey receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
chocolatey ping <host>

# Scan network range
chocolatey scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
chocolatey monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
chocolatey proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
chocolatey start --daemon

# Stop running process
chocolatey stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
chocolatey restart --config <file>

# Check process status
chocolatey status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
chocolatey monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
chocolatey killall

# Show running processes
chocolatey ps

# Manage process priority
chocolatey priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
chocolatey login --user <username>

# Login with API key
chocolatey login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
chocolatey login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
chocolatey logout

# Change password
chocolatey passwd

# Generate new API key
chocolatey generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
chocolatey sessions

# Revoke session
chocolatey revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
chocolatey encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
chocolatey decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
chocolatey keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
chocolatey sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
chocolatey verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
chocolatey hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
chocolatey cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
chocolatey cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
chocolatey monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
chocolatey monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
chocolatey monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
chocolatey monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
chocolatey monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
chocolatey report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
chocolatey alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
chocolatey history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
chocolatey logs

# View logs with filter
chocolatey logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
chocolatey logs --follow

# Set log level
chocolatey logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
chocolatey logs --rotate

# Export logs
chocolatey logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
chocolatey logs --clear

# Archive logs
chocolatey logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if chocolatey is installed
which chocolatey
chocolatey --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall chocolatey
# or
brew reinstall chocolatey

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo chocolatey <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which chocolatey)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/chocolatey

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/chocolatey

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
chocolatey config validate

# Reset to default configuration
chocolatey config reset

# Check configuration file location
chocolatey config show --file

# Backup current configuration
chocolatey config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
chocolatey config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
chocolatey status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u chocolatey

# Start in debug mode
chocolatey start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
chocolatey killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
chocolatey --debug	Enable debug output
chocolatey --verbose	Enable verbose logging
chocolatey --trace	Enable trace logging
chocolatey test	Run built-in tests
chocolatey doctor	Run system health check
chocolatey diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
chocolatey benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
chocolatey validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
chocolatey --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
chocolatey --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
chocolatey --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
chocolatey --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
chocolatey cache clear

# Show cache statistics
chocolatey cache stats

# Optimize performance
chocolatey optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
chocolatey metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
chocolatey --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
chocolatey --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
chocolatey --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
chocolatey queue add <item>
chocolatey queue process
chocolatey queue status
chocolatey queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using chocolatey

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="chocolatey.log"

# Check if chocolatey is available
if ! command -v chocolatey &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: chocolatey is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting chocolatey operation"

    if chocolatey --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    chocolatey cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
CHOCOLATEY_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.chocolatey/config.yaml
CHOCOLATEY_HOME	Home directory	~/.chocolatey
CHOCOLATEY_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
CHOCOLATEY_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.chocolatey/logs/chocolatey.log
CHOCOLATEY_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.chocolatey/cache
CHOCOLATEY_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.chocolatey/data
CHOCOLATEY_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
CHOCOLATEY_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.chocolatey/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.chocolatey/logs/chocolatey.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.chocolatey/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize chocolatey
chocolatey init

# 2. Configure basic settings
chocolatey config set host example.com
chocolatey config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
chocolatey start

# 4. Check status
chocolatey status

# 5. Perform operations
chocolatey run --target example.com

# 6. View results
chocolatey results

# 7. Stop service
chocolatey stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
chocolatey run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
chocolatey monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
chocolatey report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated chocolatey workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    chocolatey \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
chocolatey report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub