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SOW 0.5.0 adds publication timestamps for existing YUM repositories and fixes Managed repository recovery, signing, and package-path handling. It also reduces repeated package verification during builds. Install the release from Download SOW. If you …

SOW 0.3.0 reduced repeated package reads and database queries. Plain generation uses one pass over package content. Managed builds cache parsed package data and commit new pool files in batches. This release also removed retired runtime and …

SOW separates package storage, repository builds, and publication. These principles explain where each kind of state belongs and how operations use it. One owner for each record Record Owner Package bytes and identity Repository Desired membership …

On 2026-07-31, after sealing the v0.1 source baseline, SOW began a product reset. The goal was a small repository engine that could replace Pigsty’s daily package-build workflow. It kept the earlier lessons about integrity and recovery while removing …

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 …

SOW creates repository indexes in two modes. Choose Plain for a directory you can rebuild. Choose Managed for ongoing package updates, policy, signing, and publication. Capabilities Capability Plain Managed RPM and DEB indexes One directory, either …

Use Plain mode to build a repository from a directory of packages. It works without a workspace or configuration file. You need SOW, Python 3 for the preview, and at least one RPM or DEB file. Prepare a directory Create a writable directory. Replace …

Use sow create to build indexes for a directory of RPM or DEB packages. It writes the indexes beside the packages. It does not read sow.yml or create a state database. sow create /srv/offline Inputs and outputs SOW scans top-level regular files with …

This guide covers a flat directory of RPMs and repodata/, such as a repository previously built with createrepo_c. It uses Plain sow create, without creating a Managed workspace. The publication-time option requires SOW 0.5.0 or later. 1. Prepare a …

SOW turns RPM and DEB files into static YUM and APT repositories. Install SOW, then choose how to manage your packages: Plain mode: run sow create DIR to build indexes for the packages in a directory. Managed mode: create a workspace to group …

sow create writes RPM and DEB indexes beside the package files in a directory. Use it for a flat repository that does not need a managed Workspace. DIR defaults to the current directory. Synopsis sow create [DIR] [-j N] [--metadata-timestamp SECONDS] …