api.winget.pro

A Python implementation of a private winget repository server (/REST API).

Running locallly

Install a local SSL certificate

winget only allows https:// sources. This means that if we want to run locally, then we need a self-signed SSL certificate for localhost.

localhost.pfx can be used for this purpose. It was created from these instructions. To install it, issue the following in a Powershell Admin prompt:

$password=ConvertTo-SecureString "12345" -asplaintext -force
Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath conf\localhost.pfx Cert:\LocalMachine\My -Password $password -Exportable
Import-Certificate -FilePath conf\localhost.cert -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\Root

To remove it later, run mmc, click File/Add or Remove Snap-in then Certificates/Add/My User account then Finish and again for Computer account. Then click OK. Then delete localhost expiring 2041 from Current User/Personal, Current User/Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and Local Computer/Personal.

Set up the development environment

pip install -Ur requirements/base-full.txt

Initialise the database

1. Run python manage.py migrate
2. Run python manage.py createsuperuser
3. Run python manage.py runserver
4. Log into /admin and create a Tenant.

Run locally

python manage.py runserver

Then:

python sslproxy.py

Then you can add the REST source (note the httpS):

winget source add -n dev -a https://localhost:8443/ab... -t "Microsoft.Rest"

Here, ab... is the UUID of the Tenant.

Then you can perform queries against the new source. Eg.:

winget search "search term" -s dev

Sniffing Microsoft's implementation

Microsoft's implementation is the msstore source shown in winget source list. Typically, it runs under:

https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0

To sniff it, the easiest way is to use a network inspection tool such as Fiddler Classic. This however uses its own SSL certificate, which winget rejects. To work around this, set the REG_DWORD registry value HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller\EnableBypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore to 1.

Deploying

Upload install.sh and a .bashrc file with the settings below to a Debian 11 server, then run install.sh as root.

# Email address of server administrator:
export ADMIN_EMAIL=michael.herrmann@omaha-consulting.com

# The domain under which this server runs:
export HOST_NAME=api.winget.pro

# A space-separated list of alternative host names:
export ALT_HOST_NAMES=

# The server that hosts this repository:
export GIT_SERVER=github.com

# The path on GIT_SERVER where this repository lies:
export GIT_REPO_NAME=omaha-consulting/api.winget.pro

# The branch of this repository that should be checked out:
export GIT_REPO_BRANCH=main

# The SSH public key for fetching this repository from GIT_SERVER:
export GIT_REPO_PUBKEY="ssh-rsa ... user@machine"

# The SSH private key for fetching this repository from GIT_SERVER.
# "\n"s separate lines:
export GIT_REPO_PRIVKEY="-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"

# Emails to the admin will be sent via this account:
export SMTP_HOST=email-smtp.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com
export SMTP_USER=ABC123...
export SMTP_PASSWORD=aBc1234...
export SMTP_FROM=api.winget.pro@servers.omaha-consulting.com

# Django SECRET_KEY:
export SECRET_KEY=atLeast50RandomChars