Polaris
A cross-platform, minimalist web framework for PowerShell (by PowerShell)
Pode
Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework for creating REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP servers (by Badgerati)
Polaris | Pode | |
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6 | 40 | |
481 | 780 | |
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0.9 | 9.1 | |
over 3 years ago | 6 days ago | |
PowerShell | PowerShell | |
MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Polaris
Posts with mentions or reviews of Polaris.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-03.
- How to make an API with PowerShell scripts as the back end?
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Sending async requests to APIs created with Polaris module in Powershell
I created REST APIs using Polaris module. But it doesn't accept async requests (parallel). Then I came across https://github.com/PowerShell/Polaris/issues/81 with which they modified it to receive async requests using GetContextAsync
- Is there any simple PowerShell web server available?
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Any interest in a Webserver Module (PSWebServer)?
I now see "Polaris" https://github.com/PowerShell/Polaris and a couple other micro frameworks that match what im talking about here:
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PowerShell Universal v2
Experimental module from Microsoft for creating REST API in PowerShell: https://github.com/PowerShell/Polaris
Pode
Posts with mentions or reviews of Pode.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-10.
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HTTP server in powershell for Sharing files
I use Pode for my little projects. One mocks the api's of a device for testing a module with out having the device exposed to the internet for GitHub actions. Pode also works well under Linux.
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Web Application for running powershell locally
have a look at those solutions: ScriptRunner PowerShell Universal Pode
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Non-SysAdmin Use Cases for PowerShell? Basically, any use cases NOT involving network, RDP, system config, IT/LAN admin type stuff?
Some software solutions have arisen from this sort of idea: * https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode * https://ironmansoftware.com/powershell-universal
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How Do I create secure https://127.0.0.1:8080 instead of http://127.0.0.1 using powershell
Assuming you are trying to use powershell to create a listener for an API, I'd recommend not rolling your own and use PODE. https://badgerati.github.io/Pode/
- How common is powershell used in jobs?
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GUI w/ powershell scripts
Pode .Net/PowerShell web server
- gui for powershell
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How to make an API with PowerShell scripts as the back end?
Use the Pode framework. This is pretty much exactly what you need. It's insanely easy as well.
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How Much Coding in the Life of a DevOps?
You can also build web apps / REST APIs in native PowerShell, using this well-supported community module: https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode
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Powershell 7 - one liner for a webpage
You can technically achieve this with Pode in one line, if it's a website with just static content.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Polaris and Pode you can also consider the following projects:
Pode.Web - Web template framework for use with the Pode PowerShell web server
powershell-universal - PowerShell Universal is the ultimate platform for building web-based IT tools.
PowerShell-Red-Team - Collection of PowerShell functions a Red Teamer may use in an engagement
CPython - The Python programming language
PSSharedGoods - PSSharedGoods is little PowerShell Module that primary purpose is to be useful for multiple tasks, unrelated to each other. I've created this module as “a glue” between my other modules.
WebServer - Powershell WebServer is a Powershell module that starts a webserver (without the need for IIS)
PS-AutoApi
go - The Go programming language
PyWebIO - Write interactive web app in script way.