<![CDATA[Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download?]]>Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/762f4660-10e2-4472-93ac-b356e7ed7cec/have-any-self-hosters-set-up-a-local-cache-mirror-of-system-packages-python-packages-container-images-and-whatever-else-you-might-downloadRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 03:18:18 GMTMon, 27 Apr 2026 16:51:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Wed, 06 May 2026 19:25:11 GMT]]>@gooser3000 No, but I wish I had - some of my old VMs now can't install any extra packages because the original repos have gone ๐Ÿ˜ข

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/116529267417007822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/116529267417007822Wed, 06 May 2026 19:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:53:48 GMT]]>@gooser3000 I mean I have been mirroring my gentoo distfiles and portage tree since before "self-hosting" was coined.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116479362909461735https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116479362909461735Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:15:21 GMT]]>@gooser3000 Most of the gamers can use their Steam library as a "mirror" for other hosts in the same LAN. So kind ofโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gideonstar.de/users/gideonstar/statuses/116478032054817009https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gideonstar.de/users/gideonstar/statuses/116478032054817009Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:15:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:10:36 GMT]]>@gooser3000

Yes!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/h3artbl33d/statuses/116478013369032466https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/h3artbl33d/statuses/116478013369032466Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:09:57 GMT]]>@gooser3000 I use 'approx' for .deb packages. the setup is weird, but the easier & more frequently blogged-about alternative 'apt-cacher-ng' has a bunch of bugs and isn't really maintained.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/users/surfhosting/statuses/116478010823558616https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/users/surfhosting/statuses/116478010823558616Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:09:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have any self-hosters set up a local cache/mirror of system packages, python packages, container images, and whatever else you might download? on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:03:53 GMT]]>@gooser3000 I had apt-cacher-ng, but only because internet access was slow and expensive (metered). Otherwise no sense IMVHO.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rozie/statuses/116477751058050922https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rozie/statuses/116477751058050922Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:03:53 GMT