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 # Changing the packages
 * Change the files
 * Build the package: choco pack
-* Test the package (as administrator): choco install [packageName] -dv -s .
+* Test the package (as administrator): choco install [packageName] -dv -s .
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+# Maintaining packages
+* Create a Chocolatey account
+* Create an API key in the [account] (https://community.chocolatey.org/account)
+* Optionally, for creating packages local, configure the [API key] (https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/create/commands/api-key), then inside the directory of the package execute `choco pack` to package the nupkg and `choco push` to push the package to the Chocolatey server.
+* Create some public Git repository with a directory for the package, or copy one of my existing directories to your repository
+* For GitHub actions configure an [environment] (https://github.com/johanjanssen/ChocolateyPackages/settings/environments) for example called `Push-Packages` with the environment secret `CHOCOLATEY_API_KEY`
+* Now create GitHub workflows, such as for [example](https://github.com/johanjanssen/ChocolateyPackages/tree/master/.github/workflows) the ones I used. 
+* Note that the `update-chocolatey-packages.yml` only works to automatically update some packages, details can be found in the [updater](https://github.com/johanjanssen/ChocolateyPackages/tree/master/updater) folder. For example it doesn't work for Microsoft packages as I couldn't find an API to automate the process, nowadays the [Disco API] (https://github.com/foojayio/discoapi) could be used.
+* To manually update an existing package:
+  * Change the `version` field in the `*.nuspec` file
+  * Change the `url` and `checksum` in the `chocolateyinstall.ps1` in the `tools` directory for MSI files
+  * Alternatively, change all the *.ps1 files in the `tools` directory for zip files
+* To create new packages
+  * Copy an existing package directory
+  * Change the `id`, `version`, `packageSourceUrl` and `title` and other fields if needed in the `*.nuspec` file. I also recommend changing the name of the `*.nuspec` file, so it's easier to recognize in an editor when you're working on multiple packages
+  * Change the `url` and `checksum` in the `chocolateyinstall.ps1` in the `tools` directory for MSI files
+  * Alternatively, change all the *.ps1 files in the `tools` directory for zip files
+
+# Notes
+* Packages are approved by moderators, if packages are trusted this goes automatically. If a package is not trusted it can take some time.
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