NetBird Chocolatey package

Description

This is a definition for the NetBird Chocolatey package. The package can be found in Chocolatey package registry: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/netbird

Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

Install

To install NetBird, run the following command from the command line or PowerShell:

choco install netbird

Upgrade

To upgrade NetBird package to the latest available package version, run the following command from the command line or PowerShell:

choco upgrade netbird

Uninstall

To uninstall NetBird, run the following command from the command line or PowerShell:

choco uninstall netbird

Winget Package

This repository also includes automated workflows to publish NetBird to the Windows Package Manager (Winget) repository.

Setup Requirements

To enable automatic Winget package publishing, you need to configure the following:

1. GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT): Create a PAT with the repo scope to authenticate submissions to the Winget repository
2. Repository Secret: Add the PAT as a repository secret named WINGET_PAT

Workflow Triggers

The Winget publishing workflow (publish-winget.yml) is triggered by:

• Automatic: When a new release is published in the NetBird repository
• Manual: Via workflow dispatch with a specific version input

How it Works

1. The workflow detects new NetBird releases
2. Downloads the latest wingetcreate tool
3. Extracts version information and MSI installer URL
4. Uses wingetcreate to update the Winget manifest
5. Automatically submits a pull request to the Windows Package Manager Community Repository

Manual Publishing

You can manually trigger the Winget publishing workflow by:

1. Going to the "Actions" tab in GitHub
2. Selecting "Publish Netbird to Winget" workflow
3. Clicking "Run workflow"
4. Entering the desired NetBird version (e.g., 0.59.7)

Installation via Winget

Once published, users can install NetBird using:

winget install netbirdio.netbird