====== How To Create a Yum/Dnf Repository Mirror ======

Assumptions for this tutorial:
  * You have a server (''%%mirror01%%'') installed with Rocky Linux 9 that you'd like to host your local mirror on.
  * Said server also has a sizeable disk attached to it, mounted at ''%%/srv/repos%%''. 2TB should be the minimum disk size.
  * You have at least one system (''%%www01%%'')) that you want to use the mirror.

===== Step 1: Create the mirror =====

Use ''%%reposync%%'' and ''%%createrepo%%'' to download and create the mirror.

===== Step 2: Script it! =====

Put above commands into a shell script so it's easily automatable. Bonus points for adding it to cron!

===== Step 3: Install Apache =====

Now that your repos are downloaded and ready to serve, you need a way of serving those packages to your systems. There are several ways around this, but today we're going to go the old-school route by installing the [[apache_web_server|https://www.apache.org]] to serve HTTP(S) clients.

So get started by installing ''%%Apache%%'':

<code>dnf install -y httpd</code>

===== Step 4: Configure clients =====

With your shiny new package mirror set up, you need to configure your client systems to use the mirror. Hop on your ''%%www01%%'' system and...