Create Private NuGet Server

Create a New NuGet Server

• Open Visual Studio. Go to File> New> Project... to create a new project. From the templates, select ASP.NET Empty Web Application, as follows

• Now, we'll use the official NuGet repository to add NuGet.Server to our project. Right-click on References and select Manage NuGet Packages... Search for NuGet.Server and click Install.

• You may ask to override the web.config file and click yes,

• Do the changes for the web.config

Creating the .nuspec file and .nupkg file

nuget spec NugetTest

nuget pack NugetTest.nuspec

The Sample NugetTest.nuspec file will be as follow

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<package >

<metadata>

<id>NugetTest</id>

<version>1.0.0</version>

<authors>amila</authors>

<owners>amila</owners>

<licenseUrl>http://LICENSE_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</licenseUrl>

<projectUrl>http://PROJECT_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</projectUrl>

<iconUrl>http://ICON_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</iconUrl>

<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>

<description>Package description</description>

<releaseNotes>Summary of changes made in this release of the package.</releaseNotes>

<copyright>Copyright 2017</copyright>

<tags>Tag1 Tag2</tags>

<dependencies>

<dependency id="SampleDependency" version="1.0" />

</dependencies>

</metadata>

</package>

Push the package into server

nuget push NugetTest.1.0.0.nupkg -Source http://localhost:54163/nuget amila

• Here “amila” is the apikey that we configured in web.config file

• Open NUGET manager by right click on project and click setting wheel

• Click on Add button to add new NUGET source for Visual Studio

• Add name and path of your local NUGET package to add it as a source in Visual Studio and click on update button

• Click on package source and choose your newly added NUGET package source

• After install

**publish end point is authenticated via api key, but nuget has to be secured at network level