Here’s a Windows PowerShell script that installs a full development environment — including Node.js, Nginx, Python, MySQL or PostgreSQL, and VS Code — using winget, the official Windows package manager.

dev-setup-environment.ps1

# Requires Windows 10/11 with winget installed
# Run this script as Administrator

Write-Host "🚀 Starting Developer Environment Setup..." -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Ensure Winget is available
if (!(Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "⚠️ Winget not found. Please install App Installer from Microsoft Store." -ForegroundColor Red
    exit 1
}

# Helper function for installing apps
function Install-App {
    param([string]$appName, [string]$packageId)
    Write-Host "`n📦 Installing $appName..."
    winget install --id $packageId --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
}

# System Update
Write-Host "`n🔄 Updating all system packages..."
winget upgrade --all --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

# Developer essentials
Install-App "Git" "Git.Git"
Install-App "Node.js LTS" "OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS"
Install-App "Python 3" "Python.Python.3.14"
Install-App "Nginx" "nginxinc.nginx"
Install-App "Visual Studio Code" "Microsoft.VisualStudioCode"
Install-App "PostgreSQL" "PostgreSQL.PostgreSQL.16"
Install-App "MySQL" "Oracle.MySQL"
Install-App "Docker Desktop" "Docker.DockerDesktop"
Install-App "Google Chrome" "Google.Chrome"
Install-App "Yarn" "Yarn.Yarn"

# Optional tools (uncomment as needed)
# Install-App "Postman" "Postman.Postman"
# Install-App "MongoDB Compass" "MongoDB.Compass"
# Install-App "Redis" "Microsoft.OpenJDK.17"

# Verify installations
Write-Host "`n✅ Verifying installations..."
$tools = @("node", "npm", "python", "nginx", "code", "git", "docker")
foreach ($tool in $tools) {
    Write-Host "`n🔹 Checking $tool..."
    try {
        & $tool --version
    } catch {
        Write-Host "⚠️ $tool not found." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    }
}

Write-Host "`n🎉 Developer setup complete! You may need to restart your terminal." -ForegroundColor Green