aptly Installation Guide Installation Guide

aptly is a free and open-source Debian repository manager. Aptly provides Debian repository management with snapshots and mirrors

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 1GB minimum

Storage: 50GB for packages

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8080 (default aptly port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install aptly
sudo dnf install -y aptly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now aptly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install aptly
sudo apt install -y aptly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now aptly

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Install aptly
sudo pacman -S aptly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now aptly

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Install aptly
apk add --no-cache aptly

# Enable and start service
rc-update add aptly default
rc-service aptly start

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Install aptly
sudo zypper install -y aptly

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now aptly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install aptly

# Start service
brew services start aptly

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install aptly

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'aptly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service aptly start

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install aptly

# Or using Scoop
scoop install aptly

# Verify installation
aptly --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/aptly

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
aptly --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable aptly

# Start service
sudo systemctl start aptly

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop aptly

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart aptly

# Check status
sudo systemctl status aptly

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u aptly -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add aptly default

# Start service
rc-service aptly start

# Stop service
rc-service aptly stop

# Restart service
rc-service aptly restart

# Check status
rc-service aptly status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'aptly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service aptly start

# Stop service
service aptly stop

# Restart service
service aptly restart

# Check status
service aptly status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start aptly
brew services stop aptly
brew services restart aptly

# Check status
brew services list | grep aptly

powershell

# Start service
net start aptly

# Stop service
net stop aptly

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service aptly
Stop-Service aptly
Restart-Service aptly

# Check status
Get-Service aptly

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream aptly_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8080;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name aptly.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name aptly.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/aptly.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/aptly.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://aptly_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName aptly.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://aptly.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName aptly.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/aptly.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/aptly.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend aptly_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/aptly.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend aptly_backend

backend aptly_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server aptly1 127.0.0.1:8080 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R aptly:aptly /etc/aptly
sudo chmod 750 /etc/aptly

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status aptly

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u aptly -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep aptly)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/aptly"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/aptly-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/aptly /var/lib/aptly

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/aptly-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop aptly

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/aptly/aptly-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start aptly

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u aptly -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/aptly/aptly.log

# Check configuration
aptly --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/aptly

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8080

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8080

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep aptly)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep aptly)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8080

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  aptly:
    image: aptly:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/aptly
      - ./data:/var/lib/aptly
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update aptly

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade aptly

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu aptly

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade aptly

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update aptly

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade aptly

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/aptly-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/aptly

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart aptly

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/aptly

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/aptly -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/aptly

Official Documentation: https://docs.aptly.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/aptly/aptly

Community Forum: https://forum.aptly.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.aptly.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

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Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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