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PSCloudScript
22.1.17
I'm still adding content to this guide, so please be patient
I've been spending a fair amount lately playing around with running PowerShell scripts that are saved on the internet and I thought it would be helpful to share what I have leared on this ... so this guide will be focused on executing PowerShell scripts that are saved on the Internet, what I call a PSCloudScript
Method
The method for running a PowerShell script on the internet is to get the raw content of a URL using
Invoke-RestMethod, and then execute the result using Invoke-Expression1
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri | Invoke-Expression
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The following command lines are identical to the method above, just formatted differently. My preference is
iex(irm $Uri) as it is short and works for both PowerShell and CMD with minimal effortPowerShell
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#full command
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Invoke-Expression -Command (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri)
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#using alias
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iex(irm $Uri)
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#pipeline
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Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri | Invoke-Expression
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#pipeline using alias
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irm $Uri | iex
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Command Prompt
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rem full command
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powershell Invoke-Expression -Command (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri)
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rem using alias
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powershell iex(irm $Uri)
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KeyVault Secret Method
I'm jumping ahead here, but here is the command line for executing a PowerShell script saved as an Azure Key Vault Secret
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iex(AzKeyVaultSecret $VaultName $SecretName -As)
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