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

Create and edit a new config file:

In the new file, enter the command (replacing the IP address with the IP address of your server):

[remote]
name=RHEL Apache
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/

server {
listen 80;
server_name name or ip for server;
root /var/www/html/repos;
location / {
autoindex on; #enable listing of directory index
}
}

For Cron Script

#!/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/
done

[local-base]
name=CentOS Base
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

[local-centosplus]
name=CentOS CentOSPlus
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

[local-extras]
name=CentOS Extras
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

[local-updates]
name=CentOS Updates
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

Test the configuration

#yum repolist
#yum repolist all

[yani.e]

You’re awesome homez!!! You saved me an hour of headache…

[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?

[Michelito]

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 " ?

[samiulhaqmalik]

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

[lifeinframesdt]

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

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

[ahmedjarral]

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

[salmanzafar]

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