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SOW uses configuration for repository settings, SQLite for managed state, and a public directory for client access. The model separates the packages you select from the files that have been built and published. Objects Workspace ├── Repository │ ├── …

sow export rpm-leaf creates a standalone RPM repository for one Dist and architecture. It copies the packages into an external directory and rewrites metadata to use local pool/... paths. Synopsis sow export rpm-leaf DIST ARCH DIR [--hardlink] …

sow dist manages the distributions that clients use. Each Dist contains either RPM or DEB packages. Dists in one Repository share pool/ and have separate indexes under dists/. Synopsis sow dist ls [-C DIR] [-r NAME] [--json] sow dist new NAME …

A Managed repository stores each package object once under pool/. Its Dists and architecture views contain indexes that refer to those package bytes. <repo>/pool/ package files <repo>/dists/<rpm-dist>/<arch>/repodata/ RPM metadata …

Serve the complete Managed repository directory: pool/ plus dists/. Keep workspace configuration and .sow/ state outside the web server’s document root. Plain directory /srv/offline/ ├── example-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm ├── example_1.0-1_amd64.deb ├── …

Choose a mode Need Plain Managed Build indexes from a package directory sow create DIR Import packages with sow add Keep configuration and package membership Directory contents are the state sow.yml and private SQLite databases Organize packages One …

Use Managed mode for repositories that receive regular updates. SOW records package membership, applies Dist policy, builds metadata, and keeps operation history. Workspace, repository, and Dist Workspace └── Repository └── Dist └── Architecture view …

This example creates a Managed repository with two named package sets, called Dists: el9 for RPMs and bookworm for DEBs. Use an empty, writable /srv/sow directory, or substitute another path. Initialize the workspace sow init /srv/sow cd /srv/sow …

This tutorial creates a new Managed DEB repository. Install SOW and Python 3, and prepare DEB files built for your clients. Use an empty /srv/sow directory that your user can create and write to, or substitute another writable path. 1. Create the …

This tutorial creates a new Managed RPM repository. Install SOW and Python 3, and prepare RPM files built for your clients. Use an empty /srv/sow directory that your user can create and write to, or substitute another writable path. 1. Create the …