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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 │ ├── …

This decision was drafted on 2026-08-05 and shipped in SOW v0.2.0 on 2026-08-08. SOW 0.5.0 still uses this layout. Each Repository stores one package tree and lets its distribution views reference that tree. Decision Each SOW Repository owns one …

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 ├── …