count: false <!-- * Note use P and C for presentation mode and to duplicate the window and T to reset the timer * https://docs.jonasundderwolf.de/tech-guides/remarkjs/working-with-remarkjs/ */ --> # Sharing your pacman cache on the LAN #### Jelle van der Waa [<jelle@archlinux.org>](mailto:jelle@archlinux.org) --- # CacheServer * Introduced in pacman 6.1.0 * Not used for pacman database files * Not removed when a package cannot be found (HTTP 404) --- # Requirements * An Arch server / container / virtual machine on your LAN * A HTTP(S) server * systemd timer --- # HTTP(S) server ``` python -m http.server -d /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ ``` --- # Client configuration ``` head -n 1 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist CacheServer = http://server-ip:port ``` --- # Timer ``` # /etc/systemd/system/pacman-cache.timer [Unit] Description=Daily pacman cache timer [Timer] OnCalendar=daily Persistent=true [Install] WantedBy=timers.target ``` --- # Unit Requires `pacman-contrib` and `fakeroot` ``` # /etc/systemd/system/pacman-cache.service [Unit] Description=pacman cache download service [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/usr/bin/checkupdates -d ``` --- # Pacman go brrrrrrr ``` [jelle@taco ~]$ sudo pacman -Syuw :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date :: Starting full system upgrade... resolving dependencies... Packages (1) linux-6.18.7.arch1-1 Total Download Size: 142.97 MiB :: Proceed with download? [Y/n] y :: Retrieving packages... linux-6.18.7.arch1-1-x86_64 143.0 MiB 110 MiB/s 00:01 [#################] 100% ``` --- # Wiki More detailed examples are available on the wiki! https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Package_proxy_cache --- # Questions #