Pro NuGet

NuGet As a Service: MyGet

So far, you've learned how to set up a NuGet server based on a local directory or a file share, as well as using an open-source NuGet server implementation. But why do everything yourself if someone else can do it for you? At least, that's what we thought when creating MyGet.

MyGet is our attempt to create a hosted private NuGet feed. It offers everyone the possibility to create their own, private, filtered NuGet feeds for use in the Visual Studio Package Manager. It can contain packages from the official NuGet feed as well as private packages. In short, it supports all usage scenarios we've mentioned at the start of this chapter (in the “Why Host Your Own NuGet Feed?” section). And it's easy to set up. Plus, it's free. ...