How to Create Local Yum Repo on CentOS 7

Step 1: Configure Network Access
yum install httpd
Step 2: Create Yum Local Repository
yum install createrepo
yum install yum-utils
Step 3: Create a Directory to Store the Repositories
mkdir -p /var/www/html/repos/{base,centosplus,extras,updates}
Step 4: Synchronize HTTP Repositories
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=base --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=centosplus --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=extras --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=updates --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
Step 5: Create the New Repository
createrepo /var/www/html
Step 6: Setup Local Yum Repository on Client System
mv /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo /tmp/
Create and edit a new config file:
nano /etc/yum.repos.d/remote.repo
In the new file, enter the command (replacing the IP address with the IP address of your server):
[remote]
name=RHEL Apache
baseurl=IP Address
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
Finally, save the file and exit.
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Test the Configuration
While still on the client system, run a command to install a package with the yum package manager:
yum install httpd
For NGINX
#yum install nginx -y
#systemctl start nginx
#systemctl enable nginx
#systemctl status nginx
#yum install createrepo yum-utils
#mkdir -p /var/www/html/repos/{base,centosplus,extras,updates}
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=base --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=centosplus --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=extras --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=updates --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
createrepo -g comps.xml /var/www/html/repos/base/
createrepo -g comps.xml /var/www/html/repos/centosplus/
createrepo -g comps.xml /var/www/html/repos/extras/
createrepo -g comps.xml /var/www/html/repos/updates/
vim /etc/nginx/conf.d/repos.conf
server {
listen 80;
server_name name or ip for server;
root /var/www/html/repos;
location / {
index index.php index.html index.htm;
autoindex on; #enable listing of directory index
}
}
For Cron Script
#vim /etc/cron.daily/update-localrepos
#!/bin/bash
##specify all local repositories in a single variable
LOCAL_REPOS=”base centosplus extras updates”
##a loop to update repos one at a time
for REPO in ${LOCAL_REPOS}; do
reposync -g -l -d -m --repoid=$REPO --newest-only --download-metadata --download_path=/var/www/html/repos/
createrepo -g comps.xml /var/www/html/repos/$REPO/
done
#chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/update-localrepos
#vim /etc/yum.repos.d/local-repos.repo
[local-base]
name=CentOS Base
baseurl=name or ip of server/base/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
[local-centosplus]
name=CentOS CentOSPlus
baseurl=name or ip of server/centosplus/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
[local-extras]
name=CentOS Extras
baseurl=name or ip of server/extras/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
[local-updates]
name=CentOS Updates
baseurl=name or ip of server/updates/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Test the configuration
#yum repolist
#yum repolist all

[@yani.e]

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[@lazyadmin3760]

Glad you have liked the video

[@juanotecruz]

thank you LazyAdmin great video!!!!!!

[@lazyadmin3760]

You are welcome Juan

[@1989Michelito]

I would like to add epel repository also , i'm wondering how I can add this , I imagine I have to create another folder for example epel but my question is : do I have to download epel packages to a folder "epel" or I have this in the folder "extras " ?

[@lazyadmin3760]

Yes you have to download epel packages and reference them

[@arkanjo7509]

thanks

[@lazyadmin3760]

You are welcome

[@samiulhaqmalik7591]

Hello, How to Verify that this package can be installed from your repo?

[@amrelkhedewy]

Hello How to add remi repository on the server? And how could i install package on the client side from specific repo For Example: I need to install php72 which located in remi repo..how this could be done on the client side?

[@lazyadmin3760]

# nano /etc/yum.repos.d/remi.repo Set the enabled field to 1 [remi] name=Les RPM de remi pour Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch #baseurl=rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/$releasever/remi/$basearch/ mirrorlist=rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/$releasever/remi/mirror enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-remi failovermethod=priority [remi-test] name=Les RPM de remi en test pour Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch #baseurl=rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/$releasever/test/$basearch/ mirrorlist=rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/$releasever/test/mirror enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-remi

[@lifeinframesd7t]

I have created a folder called packages In /var/www/html/ and copied some .rpm packages to it. Then changed selinux context to httpd_sys_content_t. Also added http in firewall. On the client machine I created a repo file "new.repo" in /etc/yum.repos.d/ The repo file contains [new] name = newrepo enabled = 1 gpgcheck = 0 baseurl= 192.168.10.54/Packages/ Then I cleaned the yum cache using Yum clean all And then I tried to list repos using Yum repolist all But it says the repo file is disabled. I tried everything but it's still disabled Please help

[@ahmedjarral8923]

hey lazy admin... why we do gpgcheck= 0 can you tell me... i am sorta new to this thing..

[@lazyadmin3760]

Gpgcheck is to verify they signatures if they are signed or not setting it 0 meand do not check or verify the digital signatures

[@ahmedjarral8923]

@@lazyadmin3760 when i am installing the pakages for updates after 800 they just fails.. i dont know why.. :(

[@salmanzafar1949]

you are best , what best time to talk to you.

[@senghimeith9780]

Your screen is smallest

[@lazyadmin3760]

Will try to be better