Run the configuration using Start-DscConfiguration to apply the settings to your local or remote machine. Creating Your Own Archive
If you need to create a .7z file for your own DSC projects, you can do so through the or the Command Line :
Once installed, you can use a custom resource to point to your DSC.7z archive and specify a destination path for the extracted contents. DSC.7z
Using the .7z format for these resources provides significantly higher compression ratios (30–70% smaller) than standard ZIP files. This is particularly useful for pushing large configuration modules across a network to multiple servers. How to Use DSC with 7z Files
Use the command 7z a archive_name.7z ./folder_path to compress your resources into a single file. This is particularly useful for pushing large configuration
In the context of PowerShell automation, is a management platform that allows you to manage IT and development infrastructure with configuration as code.
If you are managing files that are compressed in a .7z format, you can automate their extraction using a DSC script. Here is a brief look at how that process works: If you are managing files that are compressed in a
Right-click the folder, hover over "7-Zip," and select "Add to archive...".