repogen is an easy way to generate a Debian repository.
repogen supports signing, generating a Contents index, overriding the Maintainer field on packages, a web interface, package search, automatically updating the repository, and more.
repogen can be downloaded from the releases page, or installed from the debian repository.
- Create a directory named
in - Inside that folder, create a folder for each distribution, such as
stableorstretch. - Inside each distribution folder, create a folder for each component, such as
mainornon-free. - Place the deb packages in the component folders.
- Export a gpg private key in ascii-armour format (with no passphrase) to
private-key.asc - Run
repogen --generate-web --generate-contents ./private-key.asc ./in ./out - Run a web server of your choice with the
outdirectory as the root. You will now be able to use this as your repository.
Note: for repositories with >50 packages, it is recommended to install nodejs on the server so the packages are not indexed client-side.
Usage: repogen [OPTIONS] PRIVATE_KEY_FILE INPUT_DIR OUTPUT_DIR
Version:
repogen
Options:
-d, --description string sets the description field used in the Release file (default "Generated by repogen")
-c, --generate-contents generates the Contents index (makes repogen slower to load)
-b, --generate-web generate a web interface for browsing the packages
-h, --help show this help text
-m, --maintainer-override string overrides the maintainer of all packages (format: First Last <[email protected]>)
-o, --origin string sets the origin field used in the Release file (this field is used as a user-friendly way to identify the repository) (default "repogen")
-l, --symlink Symlink packages instead of copying them
--version show the version
-w, --watch watch the input directory for new packages
-i, --watch-interval duration the interval to check for new packages (if watch is enabled) (default 1s)
Arguments:
PRIVATE_KEY_FILE is the path to a ascii-armoured gpg private key with no passphrase. It is used to sign the repository.
INPUT_DIR is the path to the directory containing the deb packages. It should be in the following layout (and must not contain any unrelated files): INPUT_DIR/dist/component/*.deb
OUTPUT_DIR is the path to place the generated repository in. It must not exist.
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