CentOS - Jul 2006 - how to create a local update server.

could someone please point me in the right direction for creating a 
local repository for centos updates.

Scenario:  I have one centos server connected to the internet, it 
provides ntpd, httpd, and other services to both internal and external 
clients (only httpd is serving external clients).

the clients are connected to the first centos server and it functions 
as a NAT router for internet sharing purposes.

I'd like to create a local updates repository so that clients only need 
to check MY update server instead of the public ones.  I'd like the 
option of just being a repository of the "update list" (the list of 
packages that are updated), and being a repository of the .rpm files 
themselves.

On Jul 3, 2006, at 12:34 PM, rance at frontiernet.net wrote:
> could someone please point me in the right direction for creating a  
> local repository for centos updates.
take a look at Dag Wieers' yam:

http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/yam/

i believe this will do what you want and also help you with your  
previous question.

also, read the section in the system administration guide about  
network installations:

http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-sag-en-4/pt-install-info.html

-steve

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On Monday 03 July 2006 09:34, rance at frontiernet.net
wrote:
> could someone please point me in the right direction for creating a 
> local repository for centos updates.
Google telleth all: search for "set up yum repo server" 
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozilla&q=set%20up%20yum%20repo%20server

-Ben 
> Scenario:  I have one centos server connected to the internet, it 
> provides ntpd, httpd, and other services to both internal and external 
> clients (only httpd is serving external clients).
> 
> the clients are connected to the first centos server and it functions 
> as a NAT router for internet sharing purposes.
> 
> I'd like to create a local updates repository so that clients only need
> to check MY update server instead of the public ones.  I'd like the 
> option of just being a repository of the "update list" (the list
of
> packages that are updated), and being a repository of the .rpm files 
> themselves.
> 
> 
> 
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