ansible-role-chocolatey

Install chocolay on Windows hosts and managed chocolatey packages

Dependencies

Roles

None

Collections

• chocolatey.chocolatey

Platforms

Supported platforms

• Windows Server 2012 R2¹
• Windows Server 2016¹
• Windows Server 2019¹
• Windows Server 2022¹
• Windows Server 2025¹

Note: ¹ : no automated testing is performed on these platforms

Role Variables

defaults/main.yml

# Chocolatey installation script
chocolatey_bootstrap_script: https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1

# Chocolatey repository
chocolatey_repository: https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/

# Should the default public source be delete
chocolatey_delete_public_source: false

# Extra sources to configure
chocolatey_sources: []

# List of chcolatey packages to install
chocolatey_packages: []

# Update package to latest version
chocolatey_package_update: false

# Proxy for connecting to repository & software packages
# chocolatey_proxy_url: http://127.0.0.1:3128

Example Playbook

molecule/default/converge.yml

- name: sample playbook for role 'chocolatey'
  hosts: all
  become: 'yes'
  vars:
    molecule_driver: '{{ lookup(''env'', ''MOLECULE_DRIVER_NAME'') }}'
    chocolatey_packages:
      - name: putty.install
        version: latest
      - name: mobaxterm
        ignore_checksums: true
  tasks:
    - name: Include role 'chocolatey'
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: chocolatey