How to Setup Local APT Repository Server On Ubuntu 24.04 Using apt-mirror

In today’s video, I will walk you through **how to set up a Local APT Repository Server on Ubuntu 24.04** using `apt-mirror`. If you manage multiple Ubuntu systems, creating a local APT mirror helps you: ✔ Download packages once and share across many machines ✔ Speed up updates and installations ✔ Save internet bandwidth ✔ Run updates in offline or isolated networks --- ## 🧰 **Prerequisites** * Ubuntu 24.04 server * At least **800GB** free space under `/var` * Stable internet connection 👉 All commands and files used in this tutorial are shared below. --- ## 🛠️ **Steps Covered in This Tutorial** ### **1️⃣ Install Required Packages** sudo apt install apt-mirror apache2 -y ### **2️⃣ Configure `apt-mirror`** Edit the configuration file: sudo vi /etc/apt/mirror.list Customize parameters: * `defaultarch amd64` * `nthreads 20` * Add/remove `deb-src` based on storage availability * Mirror only necessary components (main, universe, multiverse, restricted) --- ############# config ################## # set base_path /var/spool/apt-mirror # set mirror_path $base_path/mirror set skel_path $base_path/skel set var_path $base_path/var set cleanscript $var_path/clean.sh set defaultarch amd64 set postmirror_script $var_path/postmirror.sh # set run_postmirror 0 set nthreads 20 set _tilde 0 # ############# end config ############## deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse #deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-proposed main restricted universe multiverse #deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-proposed main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse clean http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu clean http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --- ### **3️⃣ Start Mirroring Ubuntu Repositories** Begin downloading all packages & metadata: sudo apt-mirror Recommended (runs even if session disconnects): nohup sudo apt-mirror & tail -f nohup.out --- ### **4️⃣ Serve the Mirror Using Apache** Create symbolic links: sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu /var/www/html/ubuntu sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu /var/www/html/ubuntu-security Restart Apache: sudo systemctl restart apache2 Test the mirror: http://SERVER-IP/ubuntu/dists/noble/ --- ### **5️⃣ Automate Repository Sync with Cron** sudo crontab -e Add daily sync at 2 AM: 0 2 * * * /usr/bin/apt-mirror | tee /var/log/apt-mirror.log --- ### **6️⃣ Configure Client Machines** Edit: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources Add your local repo URL, then update: sudo apt update sudo apt install net-tools -y Your client machines will now pull packages directly from the local mirror. --- If this tutorial helped you: 👍 Like the video 💬 Comment your questions 🔔 Subscribe for more Linux & DevOps tutorials Thanks for watching — see you in the next one! 🚀 ---