Alpine Repository
Cloudsmith provides public & private repositories for Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a lightweight Linux Distribution that is designed to be smaller and more resource efficient, and as such has grown popular as the basis for Docker containers.
For more information on Alpine, please see:
- Alpine Linux: The official website for Alpine Linux
- Alpine Linux Wiki: The official wiki for Alpine Linux
The examples in this document are generic. Cloudsmith provides contextual setup instructions within each repository, complete with copy n' paste snippets (with your namespace/repo/rsa-key pre-configured).
In the following examples:
| Identifier | Description |
|---|---|
| OWNER | Your Cloudsmith account name or organization name (namespace) |
| REPOSITORY | Your Cloudsmith Repository name (also called "slug") |
| VERSION | Alpine distribution version, i.e. v3.8. You can also use "any-version" if your package is compatible with more than one version |
| FINGERPRINT | the 8 Byte fingerprint of the Public RSA key for the repository |
| TOKEN | Your Cloudsmith Entitlement Token (see Entitlements for more details) |
| USERNAME | Your Cloudsmith username |
| PASSWORD | Your Cloudsmith password |
| API-KEY | Your Cloudsmith API Key |
| PACKAGE_NAME | The name of your package |
| PACKAGE_VERSION | The version number of your package |
Upload a Package
Upload via the Cloudsmith CLI
For full details of how to install and setup the Cloudsmith CLI, see Command Line Interface.
The command to upload an Alpine package via the Cloudsmith CLI is:
cloudsmith push alpine OWNER/REPOSITORY/alpine/VERSION PACKAGE_NAME-PACKAGE_VERSION.apk
Example: Upload a package for Alpine v3.8
cloudsmith push alpine org/repo/alpine/v3.8 libjq-1.0.3.apk
Example: Upload a package for any version of Alpine
cloudsmith push alpine org/repo/alpine/any-version libjq-1.0.3.apk
Upload via Cloudsmith Website
Please see Upload a Package for details of how to upload via the Website UI.
Download / Install a Package
Setup
You have a choice of 3 methods to setup your Cloudsmith repository:
- Automatic configuration (recommended)
- Force a specific distribution/release (if your system is compatible but not identical)
- Manual configuration
Public Repositories
To install Alpine packages from a public Cloudsmith repository , you can quickly set up the repository automatically:
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo bash
If you need to force a specific distribution:
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo distro=alpine codename=VERSION bash
Or, you can manually configure the repository
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/rsa/rsa.FINGERPRINT.key' > /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.alpine.txt?distro=alpine&codename=VERSION' >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update
Private Repositories
Private Cloudsmith repositories require authentication. You can choose between two types of authentication, Entitlement Token Authentication or HTTP Basic Authentication.
The setup method will differ depending on what authentication type you choose to use.
Entitlement Tokens, User Credentials and API-Keys should be treated as secrets and you should ensure that you do not commit them in configurations files along with source code, or expose them in any logs.
To install Alpine packages from a private Cloudsmith repository, you can quickly set up the repository automatically:
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo bash
If you need to force a specific distribution:
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo distro=alpine codename=VERSION bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo distro=alpine codename=VERSION bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo distro=alpine codename=VERSION bash
sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf \
'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.alpine.sh' \
| sudo distro=alpine codename=VERSION bash
Or, you can manually configure the repository:
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/rsa/rsa.FINGERPRINT.key' > /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.alpine.txt?distro=alpine&codename=VERSION' >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/rsa/rsa.FINGERPRINT.key' > /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.alpine.txt?distro=alpine&codename=VERSION' >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/rsa/rsa.FINGERPRINT.key' > /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.alpine.txt?distro=alpine&codename=VERSION' >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/rsa/rsa.FINGERPRINT.key' > /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.alpine.txt?distro=alpine&codename=VERSION' >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update
Installing a package
After you have set up the repository, to install a package you do:
sudo apk add PACKAGE_NAME=PACKAGE_VERSION --update-cache
Removing Setup
If you no longer want to install packages from your Cloudsmith repository, you can remove it with:
$EDITOR /etc/apk/repositories
Remove the /alpine/VERSION/main line, save then execute:
rm -f /etc/apk/keys/[email protected]
apk update
Upstream Proxying / Caching
Not Supported
Key Signing Support
RSA Index
Troubleshooting
Please see the Troubleshooting page for further help and information.
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