Private Repository

This page explains what the Private Repository is and how it is used by Pckgr.

Private Repository

What is the Private Repository?

Pckgr’s Private Repository is a premium feature designed to offer a controlled, secure, and reliable method of deploying applications through Microsoft Intune. Unlike the public Winget Repository, all applications are hosted directly on Pckgr’s secure infrastructure, ensuring consistency and eliminating vendor-related disruptions.

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How It Works

Secure Application Handling Pckgr leverages the Microsoft Winget Repository to source and validate application updates. Pckgrbot is a very active member of the public Winget repository maintenance processes. This ensures every application meets trusted standards for version accuracy and vendor integrity.

Once validated, Pckgr securely packages and hosts the applications within its own infrastructure. This shift ensures that deployments are no longer dependent on vendor-hosted URLs, which may change or become unavailable and cause downtime for deployed applications.

Hosted Internally, Delivered Reliably All applications are stored and delivered from Pckgr’s private cloud, enabling seamless deployment through Intune without the risk of application downtime due to vendor changes.

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Application Coverage and Growth

Pckgr’s Private Repository now includes over 900 applications, with more added daily based on customer requests.

Don’t see your app listed? Request it here and we’ll take care of the packaging and hosting for you.

Our secure Private Repository offers the breadth of a Winget-based catalog, with added reliability and stability.

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What are the benefits of hosting applications in a Private Repository?

• No External Dependencies Applications are hosted by Pckgr, meaning vendor URL changes will not affect deployments. No dependency applications.

• Increased Stability Unlike Winget, which pulls from third-party sources, Private Repository applications are stored internally, preventing deployment failures due to missing or broken URLs.

• Optimized for Microsoft Intune Supports Microsoft Delivery Optimization, reducing bandwidth usage in large deployments.

• Diverse Application Library Continuously expanding to include both widely used business tools and niche applications.

• Enterprise-Ready Tailored for businesses requiring stable deployments across multiple tenants, including support for apps not available in the public Winget repository.

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By using the Pckgr Private Repository, organizations benefit from the security and validation standards of Winget, combined with the reliability and control of Pckgr’s own infrastructure, ensuring your apps are always secure, current, and deployable.

If you joined Pckgr prior to May 2025, you can upgrade your applications from the Winget version to the Private Repository version, following the instructions in our Upgrade Applications page.

Click 'Next' below to learn how to upgrade your applications from Winget to Privately hosted.