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# Awesome PowerShell [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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[<img src="https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/raw/master/assets/Powershell_256.png" align="right" width="80">](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/)
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A curated list of delightful [PowerShell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerShell) packages and resources.
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PowerShell is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool that is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models.
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It includes a command-line shell and an associated scripting language.
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## Contents
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* [API Wrapper](#api-wrapper)
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* [Blogs](#blogs)
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* [Books](#books)
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* [Build Tools](#build-tools)
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* [Code and Package Repositories](#code-and-package-repositories)
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* [Commandline Productivity](#commandline-productivity)
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* [Communities](#communities)
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* [Documentation Helper](#documentation-helper)
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* [Frameworks](#frameworks)
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* [Editors and IDEs](#editors-and-ides)
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* [Package Managers](#package-managers)
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* [Parallel Processing](#parallel-processing)
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* [Podcasts](#podcasts)
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* [Security](#security)
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* [Testing](#testing)
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* [Themes](#themes)
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* [Videos](#videos)
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* [Webserver](#webserver)
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* [SharePoint](#sharepoint)
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* [SQL Server](#sql-server)
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* [Misc](#misc)
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## API Wrapper
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- [HipChatAdmin](https://github.com/cofonseca/HipChatAdmin) - A module for simple integration with Atlassian HipChat via the HipChat API.
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- [PSGitHub](https://github.com/pcgeek86/PSGitHub) - This PowerShell module contains commands to manage GitHub through its REST API.
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- [Posh-Github](https://github.com/Iristyle/Posh-GitHub) - Powershell cmdlets that expose the GitHub API.
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- [Posh-Gist](https://github.com/dfinke/Posh-Gist) - PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with GitHub Gist.
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- [PSGist](https://github.com/dotps1/PSGist) - A PowerShell module to work with GitHub Gists. http://dotps1.github.io/PSGist.
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- [PSAppVeyor](https://github.com/dotps1/PSAppVeyor) - A PowerShell Module to interact with the AppVeyor REST Api.
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- [PSSlack](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/PSSlack) - PowerShell module for simple Slack integration http://ramblingcookiemonster.github.io/PSSlack/
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## Blogs
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- [Windows PowerShell Blog](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/) - Official PowerShell Team Blog.
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- [Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/) - Popular Microsoft blog.
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- [Learn Powershell | Achieve More](http://learn-powershell.net/) - Personal blog of Boe Prox who moderated for the Scripting Guy.
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- [PowerShellMagazine](http://www.powershellmagazine.com/) - Awesome magazine.
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- [Doug Finke](https://dfinke.github.io/#blog) - Author of [PowerShell for Developers](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024491.do).
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- [Mike F. Robbins](http://mikefrobbins.com/) - Microsoft MVP. SAPIEN Tech MVP. Co-author of Windows PowerShell TFM 4th Edition.
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## Books
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- [Exploring PowerShell Automation](https://www.manning.com/books/exploring-powershell-automation) - a free eBook sampler that gives you an overview of how to administer your environment.
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- [PowerShell in Depth](https://www.manning.com/books/powershell-in-depth) - The go-to reference for administrators. Every major shell technique, technology, and tactic is explained and demonstrated, providing a comprehensive reference to almost everything an admin would do in the shell.
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- [Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition](https://www.manning.com/books/windows-powershell-in-action-third-edition) - The latest revision of the comprehensive reference guide.
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- [Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Third Edition](https://www.manning.com/books/learn-windows-powershell-in-a-month-of-lunches-third-edition) - An innovative tutorial designed for busy IT professionals. Just set aside one hour a day - lunchtime would be perfect - for a month, and you'll be automating Windows tasks faster than you ever thought possible.
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- [Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches](https://www.manning.com/books/learn-powershell-scripting-in-a-month-of-lunches) - A guide to the process of developing, testing, and deploying scripts, and the art of toolmaking.
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## Build Tools
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* [psake](https://github.com/psake/psake) - Build automation tool inspired by rake (aka make in Ruby) and bake (aka make in Boo).
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* [Invoke-Build](https://github.com/nightroman/Invoke-Build) - Build and test automation tool inspired by psake.
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* [PSDeploy](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/PSDeploy) - Module built for the purpose of simplifying multiple types of deployments.
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* [BuildHelpers](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/BuildHelpers) - Variety of helper functions for CI/CD scenarios.
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* [YDeliver](https://github.com/manojlds/YDeliver) - Build and deployment framework aimed at .NET projects.
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## Code and Package Repositories
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- [GitHub](https://github.com/search?l=powershell&q=stars%3A%3E1&s=stars&type=Repositories) - Looking for an Open Source PowerShell project? It's probably here.
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- [PowerShell Code Repository](http://poshcode.org/) - Wide variety of PowerShell code from snippets to modules.
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- [PowerShell Gallery](https://www.powershellgallery.com/) - Offical PowerShell package repository, used by PowerShellGet.
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- [TechNet Gallery](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/) - Wide variety of PowerShell code from snippets to modules.
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## Commandline Productivity
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- [posh-git](https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git) - Set of PowerShell scripts which provide Git/PowerShell integration.
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- [PSReadLine](https://github.com/lzybkr/PSReadLine) - Bash inspired readline implementation for PowerShell. Keeps history between sessions, adds reverse-history search and makes the commandline experience much better overall.
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- [TabExpansionPlusPlus](https://github.com/lzybkr/TabExpansionPlusPlus) - PowerShell module to make customizing tab completion easier and add a library of custom argument completers.
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- [Jump-Location](https://github.com/tkellogg/Jump-Location) - Powershell `cd` that reads your mind. [Autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump) implementation for powershell.
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- [Zlocation](https://github.com/vors/ZLocation) - [z.sh](https://github.com/rupa/z) implementation for PowerShell. Similar to Jump-Location.
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- [thefuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck) - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command (by typing `fuck`).
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- [pslinq](https://github.com/manojlds/pslinq) - LINQ (LINQ2Objects) for Powershell.
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- [posh-with](https://github.com/JanJoris/posh-with) - Command prefixing for continuous workflow using a single tool.
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- [poco](https://gist.github.com/yumura/8df37c22ae1b7942dec7) - [peco](https://github.com/peco/peco) implementation. Interactive filtering tool.
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## Communities
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- [PowerShell.com](http://powershell.com/cs/) - Forums, blog posts, and more.
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- [PowerShell.org](http://powershell.org/) - Forums, summits, community blog posts, and more.
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- [/r/PowerShell](http://www.reddit.com/r/powershell) - Reddit PowerShell community.
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- [Slack PowerShell team](http://slack.poshcode.org/) - Large chat room dedicated to PowerShell. Bridged with `#PowerShell` on irc.freenode.net.
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- [Twitter #PowerShell](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PowerShell&src=hash) - Vibrant PowerShell community; great way to keep up with news and blog content.
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## Documentation Helper
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- [platyPS](https://github.com/PowerShell/platyPS) - Write PowerShell External Help in Markdown.
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- [Invoke-CreateModuleHelpFile](https://github.com/gravejester/Invoke-CreateModuleHelpFile) - PowerShell function to create a HTML help file for a module and all it's commands.
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## Editors and IDEs
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- [PowerShell Studio](https://www.sapien.com/software/powershell_studio) - Powerful PowerShell IDE with module, help, and user interface development tools, high DPI support and regular updates.
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- [PowerShell for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.PowerShell) - Provides IntelliSense, code navigations, script analysis, script debugging, and more for the [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) editor.
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- [PoshTools for Visual Studio](https://github.com/adamdriscoll/PoshTools) - Provides IntelliSense, script debugging, and Pester testing support for PowerShell to Visual Studio.
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- [PowerShell ISE](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/core-powershell/ise/using-the-windows-powershell-ise) - Official PowerShell development environment included with Microsoft Windows.
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- [ISE Steroids](http://www.powertheshell.com/isesteroids/) - Add-on for the PowerShell ISE which provides a rich set of additional features to complete the ISE development experience.
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- [PowerShell Plus](https://www.idera.com/productssolutions/freetools/powershellplus) - All in one IDE.
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- [SublimeText package](https://github.com/SublimeText/PowerShell) - PowerShell language support for Sublime Text.
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- [Atom package](https://github.com/jugglingnutcase/language-powershell) - PowerShell language support for Atom.
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## Frameworks
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- [Carbon](http://get-carbon.org/) - DevOps for automating the configuration of Windows computers.
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- [PowerShell PowerUp](https://github.com/janikvonrotz/PowerShell-PowerUp) - Powerfull server management framework.
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- [PSCX](https://pscx.codeplex.com/) - Useful set of additional cmdlets.
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- [PlatyPS](https://github.com/PowerShell/platyPS) - Write PowerShell External Help in Markdown.
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## Package Managers
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- [PowershellGet](https://github.com/powershell/powershellget) - PowerShellGet is the Package Manager for PowerShell https://www.PowerShellGallery.com
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- [PsGet](http://psget.net/) - Set of commands to install modules from central directory, local file or from the web.
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- [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) - The package manager for Windows. The sane way to manage software on Windows.
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- [GitLab](https://github.com/akamac/GitLabProvider) - Use a GitLab server as Package Provider.
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## Parallel Processing
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- [PoshRSJob](https://github.com/proxb/PoshRSJob) - Provides an alternative to PSjobs with greater performance and less overhead to run commands in the background.
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- [Invoke-Parallel](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/Invoke-Parallel) - This function will take in a script or scriptblock, and run it against specified objects(s) in parallel.
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## Podcasts
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- [PowerScripting](https://powershell.org/podcast/) - Weekly show run by Jon Walz and Hal Rottenberg.
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## Security
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- [File System Security](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/1abd77a5-9c0b-4a2b-acef-90dbb2b84e85) - Allows a much easier management of permissions on files and folders.
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- [PowerShellArsenal](https://github.com/mattifestation/PowerShellArsenal) - Module used to aid a reverse engineer.
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- [PowerTools](https://github.com/Veil-Framework/PowerTools) - Collection of projects with a focus on offensive operations.
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- [PowerForensics](https://github.com/Invoke-IR/PowerForensics) - Popular live disk forensics platform for windows.
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- [PowerSploit](https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit) - Post-exploitation framework.
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- [PowerShellEmpire](https://github.com/PowerShellEmpire/Empire) - Post-exploitation agent.
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- [PSReflect](https://github.com/mattifestation/PSReflect) - Easily define in-memory enums, structs, and Win32 functions in PowerShell.
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Useful for attacks, [example](https://github.com/FuzzySecurity/PowerShell-Suite/tree/master/Bypass-UAC).
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## Testing
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- [Pester](https://github.com/pester/Pester) - Powershell BDD style testing framework.
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- [Format-Pester](https://github.com/equelin/format-pester) - Powershell module for documenting Pester's results - exports Pester results to HTML, Word, text files using [PScribo](https://github.com/iainbrighton/PScribo)
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## Themes
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- [Oh-My-Posh](https://github.com/JanJoris/oh-my-posh) - Tons of beautiful theme that can be enabled by one single command (includes many awesome powerline theme).
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- [Powerline](https://github.com/Jaykul/PowerLine) - PowerShell Classes for richer output and prompts.
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## Videos
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- [PowerShell Unplugged with Jeffrey Snover and Don Jones Ignite 2017](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D15vh-ryJGk) The inventor of PowerShell talking about "the latest and coolest PowerShell features to help you automate and manage the hybrid cloud". Focused on the PowerShell Community
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- [Getting Started With PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start](https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-30-jump-start-8276) - Jump starts series are for IT professionals with no previous experience with PowerShell, and want to learn it fast.
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- [Advanced Tools & Scripting with PowerShell 3.0](https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/advpowershell3) - IT pros, take this advanced PowerShell course to find out how to turn your real time management and automation scripts into useful reusable tools and cmdlets.
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- [What's New in PowerShell v5](https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/whats-new-in-powershell-v5-16434) - Through description on some of the exciting new features in PowerShell version 5.0.
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- [PowerShell Open Source Project](https://channel9.msdn.com/series/PowerShell-Open-Source-Project) - Collection of videos thoroughly demonstrate how PowerShell open source project runs on Linux.
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- [PowerShell on Linux and Open Source](https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/hybrid-it-management/PowerShell-on-Linux-and-Open-Source) - Brief introduction to PowerShell open source project and how it runs on linux.
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- [PowerShell](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/MsftPowerShell) - This show will include videos talking about the PowerShell automation platform, Desired State Configuration (DSC), infrastructure as code, and related concepts!! These videos are created by Trevor Sullivan, a Microsoft MVP for Windows PowerShell.
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## Webserver
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- [Flancy](https://github.com/toenuff/flancy) - Web microframework for Windows PowerShell.
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- [NancyPS](https://github.com/Jaykul/NancyPS) - Nancy, self-hosted in PowerShell, with script method handlers.
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- [PoSH Server](http://www.poshserver.net/) - Secure, flexible and lightweight web server to meet your requirements.
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- [WebCommander](https://github.com/vmware/webcommander) - Run scripts and view results, in a friendly web GUI or via a web service.
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## SharePoint
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- [AutoSPInstaller](https://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/) - Automated SharePoint 2010/2013 installation script.
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- [Client-side SharePoint](https://sharepointpowershell.codeplex.com/) - API for SharePoint 2010, 2013 and Online.
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## SQL Server
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- [dbareports](https://dbareports.io) - Gather, store and display your SQL Server estate data.
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- [dbatools](https://dbatools.io) - Instance migrations and best practice implementations.
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## Misc
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- [poke](https://github.com/oising/poke) - Crazy cool reflection module for powershell.
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Explore and invoke private APIs like nobody is watching.
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Useful for security research, testing and quick hacks.
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- [psInlineProgress](https://github.com/gravejester/psInlineProgress) - Write inline progress bars in PowerShell.
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