2024 Chocolatey Wrap-Up

As we wrap up another incredible year, we want to take a moment to thank our amazing community and customers for their continued support. From exciting product launches to key milestones, 2024 was a year filled with innovation and growth. Let’s take a look back at what we achieved together.

Product Releases

2024 was a big year for product updates, bringing new features and improvements to enhance the Chocolatey experience:

• Community Validation Extension: Announced in January, this extension has made package validation more accessible for the community.
• Elasticsearch Integration for the Chocolatey Community Repository: May brought Elasticsearch to the Chocolatey Community Repository, improving search performance and reliability.
• Chocolatey CLI 2.3.0, Licensed Extension 6.2.0, and Agent 2.1.3: These June releases enhanced stability and introduced new features for users and organizations.
• Hyper-V for the Chocolatey Test Environment: Hyper-V support returned, providing greater flexibility for testing environments.
• Chocolatey Central Management 0.13.0: September’s release brought significant updates to Chocolatey Central Management, making it even more powerful.
• Chocolatey CLI 2.4.0: November introduced new enhancements to the CLI, further streamlining software management.
• Chocolatey Agent 2.2.0: December wrapped up the year with improvements to the Chocolatey Agent.

Livestreams

Our livestreams continue to be a fantastic way to educate and engage with the community, and 2024 was no exception:

• Chocolatey Back-to-the-Basics: 8 Chocolatey Product Spotlight episodes focused on foundational skills and best practices for using Chocolatey products effectively.
• Unpacking Software: We aired 10 episodes of our popular livestream series, diving deep into software packaging and management news.

Chocolatey in the Wild

We had the pleasure of connecting with our community at events around the world this year:

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2024: A highlight of the year, where we shared insights and innovations.
• PowerShell Conference Europe: Continuing our strong presence in the PowerShell community.
• Nebraska.Code(): Engaging with developers and IT professionals.
• PowerShell Saturday NC: A great opportunity to meet and collaborate with Powershell enthusiasts.

Big Wins

2024 also marked some incredible milestones for Chocolatey:

• 13 Years of Chocolatey: In March, we celebrated over a decade of simplifying software management.
• 3 Billion Installs on the Chocolatey Community Repository: A monumental achievement reached in May, thanks to our thriving community.
• 10 Years of Moderation: October marked a decade of dedication from our volunteer moderators, ensuring the quality and reliability of the CCR.

As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to build on this year’s success and continue delivering value to our community and customers. Thank you for being part of our journey—we couldn’t do it without you!