How to Set Up Your Own Local PyPi Repository Server for Python Package Management

Screenshot of pypi.org website at the time of the article

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PyPI repository is the central website hosting python packages allowing developers to publish and distribute their libraries.Hosting or mirroring PyPI (Python Package Index) within your network ensures faster and more reliable access to Python packages, especially critical in environments with limited network bandwidth or unstable internet connectivity.

Prerequisites

• Red Hat or Rocky Linux 8 system with administrative access.
• Internet access for downloading necessary packages (initially).
• Sufficient storage for the PyPI repository (1TB) may be setup a data partition specifically to store those packages.

Implementation Steps

— Using Bandersnatch

1. Install Required Packages: Ensure you have python3, pip, and virtualenv installed.

sudo dnf install python2  python3 python3-pip python3-virtualenv vim -y
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate