Debian Repository Creator

This Python program helps to create your own Debian package repository and serve it on authenticated HTTP server.

Features

• Watching pool directories & automatic package registry update.
• Running as Linux service.
• Basic HTTP authentication with username and password.
• Connection guide creation.
• Backing up repository periodically.

Creating & Serving Debian Repository

• Install dependencies

  apt install dpkg-dev -y
  pip install pyinotify pyasyncore

• Create a configuration file config.json in project directory. Architectures and distributions can be changed.

  {
    "architectures": ["amd64", "armhf", "arm64"],
    "dists": {
      "focal": {
        "components": ["stable", "test"]
      },
      "jammy": {
        "components": ["stable"]
      },
      "noble": {
        "components": ["stable", "test"]
      }
    },
    "backup": {
      "enable": true,
      "format": "zip",
      "interval": 24,
      "copies": 5 
    },
    "short_name": "repo_name",
    "description": "Your repository description",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Your Name",
    "port": 8645,
    "auth": "basic",
    "users": {
      "username1": "password1",
      "username2": "password2"
    }
  }

  Available options:

  • auth: basic, none
  • backup:
    • enable: Enables/disables backup feature. It is false by default.
    • format: Backup format. Can be "zip", "tar" or "both".
    • interval: Backup interval in hours.
    • copies: Keeps last copies in backup folder. Removes older ones.

• Run repository script by specifying configuration file.

  ./debianrepo.py -c config.json

• Add your debian packages into pool folders based on architecture and distro.

Using Debian Repository

When you start the repository server, CONNECTION_GUIDE.md file will be created. You can see connection instructions in this file.