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Boxstarter

Repeatable, reboot resilient windows environment installations made easy using Chocolatey packages. Boxstarter can automate both trivial and highly complex installations.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Windows  Windows 7/2008 R2 forward
  • Chocolatey
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What is Boxstarter?

Boxstarter leverages Chocolatey packages to automate the installation of software and create repeatable, scripted Windows environments. Chocolatey makes installing software very easy with no user intervention. Boxstarter enhances Chocolatey's functionality and provides an environment that is optimized for installing a complete environment on a fresh OS install, as well as some other specific scenarios.

• Quickly setup any machine with one simple URL • Reboot Resiliency • Remote Installations • Integrates with Hyper-V and Windows Azure VMs • Runs with Administrative Privileges • Reduce Installation Conflicts • Windows Customizations • Check, download and install Windows Updates • Convenience commands to automate Nuget Package Creation • Testing Packages and Build Server Integration