diff --git a/server/src/repo/actor.rs b/server/src/repo/actor.rs
index c1a2c73..b90fcee 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/actor.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/actor.rs
@@ -10,17 +10,20 @@ use std::{
     },
 };
 
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use sea_orm::{
     ActiveModelTrait, ColumnTrait, Condition, ConnectionTrait, DbConn, EntityTrait, JoinType,
     ModelTrait, NotSet, QueryFilter, QuerySelect, Related, RelationTrait, Set, TransactionTrait,
 };
+use sea_query::{Alias, Expr, Query};
 use tokio::{
     runtime,
     sync::{
-        mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
+        mpsc::{self, unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
         RwLock,
     },
 };
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 pub enum RepoCommand {
     ParsePkg(i32, PathBuf),
@@ -67,6 +70,13 @@ impl RepoActor {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn random_file_paths<const C: usize>(&self) -> [PathBuf; C] {
+        std::array::from_fn(|_| {
+            let uuid: uuid::fmt::Simple = Uuid::new_v4().into();
+            self.state.repos_dir.join(uuid.to_string())
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Run the main actor loop
     pub fn run(self) {
         while let Some(msg) = {
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ impl RepoActor {
                         .map(|n| n.0.load(Ordering::SeqCst))
                         == Some(0)
                     {
-                        // TODO sync
+                        let _ = self.sync_repo(repo);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -143,6 +153,74 @@ impl RepoActor {
     }
 
     fn generate_archives(&self, repo: i32, arch: &str) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let [tmp_ar_db_path, tmp_ar_files_path] = self.random_file_paths();
+
+        let mut ars = archive::RepoArchivesWriter::new(
+            &tmp_ar_db_path,
+            &tmp_ar_files_path,
+            self.random_file_paths(),
+            &self.rt,
+            &self.state.conn,
+        )?;
+
+        let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+
+        let conn = self.state.conn.clone();
+        let query = db::query::package::pkgs_to_sync(&self.state.conn, repo, arch);
+
+        // sea_orm needs its connections to be dropped inside an async context, so we spawn a task
+        // that streams the responses to the synchronous context via message passing
+        self.rt.spawn(async move {
+            let stream = query.stream(&conn).await;
+
+            if let Err(err) = stream {
+                let _ = tx.send(Err(err)).await;
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let mut stream = stream.unwrap();
+
+            while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
+                let is_err = res.is_err();
+                let _ = tx.send(res).await;
+
+                if is_err {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        let mut committed_ids: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();
+
+        while let Some(pkg) = rx.blocking_recv().transpose()? {
+            committed_ids.push(pkg.id);
+            ars.append_pkg(&pkg)?;
+        }
+
+        ars.close()?;
+
+        // Move newly generated package archives to their correct place
+        let repo_dir = self.state.repos_dir.join(repo.to_string());
+        std::fs::rename(tmp_ar_db_path, repo_dir.join(format!("{}.db.tar.gz", arch)))?;
+        std::fs::rename(
+            tmp_ar_files_path,
+            repo_dir.join(format!("{}.files.tar.gz", arch)),
+        )?;
+
+        // Update the state for the newly committed packages
+        self.rt.block_on(
+            db::Package::update_many()
+                .col_expr(
+                    db::package::Column::State,
+                    Expr::value(db::PackageState::Committed),
+                )
+                .filter(db::package::Column::Id.is_in(committed_ids))
+                .exec(&self.state.conn),
+        )?;
+
+        tracing::info!("Package archives generated for repo {} ('{}')", repo, arch);
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repo/archive.rs b/server/src/repo/archive.rs
index a979c09..973a395 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/archive.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/archive.rs
@@ -1,78 +1,222 @@
+use crate::db;
 use std::{
-    io,
+    io::{self, Write},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use libarchive::{
     write::{Builder, FileWriter, WriteEntry},
     Entry, WriteFilter, WriteFormat,
 };
+use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, DbConn, ModelTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect};
+use tokio::{runtime, sync::mpsc};
 
-/// Struct to abstract away the intrinsics of writing entries to an archive file
-pub struct RepoArchiveWriter {
-    ar: Arc<Mutex<FileWriter>>,
+pub struct RepoArchivesWriter {
+    ar_db: FileWriter,
+    ar_files: FileWriter,
+    rt: runtime::Handle,
+    conn: DbConn,
+    tmp_paths: [PathBuf; 2],
 }
 
-impl RepoArchiveWriter {
-    pub async fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let path = PathBuf::from(path.as_ref());
-
-        // Open the archive file
-        let ar = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            let mut builder = Builder::new();
-            builder.add_filter(WriteFilter::Gzip)?;
-            builder.set_format(WriteFormat::PaxRestricted)?;
-
-            builder.open_file(path)
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap()?;
+impl RepoArchivesWriter {
+    pub fn new(
+        ar_db_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        ar_files_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        tmp_paths: [impl AsRef<Path>; 2],
+        rt: &runtime::Handle,
+        conn: &sea_orm::DbConn,
+    ) -> crate::Result<Self> {
+        let ar_db = Self::open_ar(ar_db_path)?;
+        let ar_files = Self::open_ar(ar_files_path)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
-            // In practice, mutex is only ever used by one thread at a time. It's simply here so we
-            // can use spawn_blocking without issues.
-            ar: Arc::new(Mutex::new(ar)),
+            ar_db,
+            ar_files,
+            rt: rt.clone(),
+            conn: conn.clone(),
+            tmp_paths: [
+                tmp_paths[0].as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+                tmp_paths[1].as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            ],
         })
     }
 
-    /// Add either a "desc" or "files" entry to the archive
-    pub async fn add_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        &self,
-        full_name: &str,
-        path: P,
-        desc: bool,
-    ) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let metadata = tokio::fs::metadata(&path).await?;
+    fn open_ar(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> crate::Result<FileWriter> {
+        let mut builder = Builder::new();
+        builder.add_filter(WriteFilter::Gzip)?;
+        builder.set_format(WriteFormat::PaxRestricted)?;
+
+        Ok(builder.open_file(path)?)
+    }
+
+    fn append_entry(
+        ar: &mut FileWriter,
+        src_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        dest_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    ) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&src_path)?;
         let file_size = metadata.len();
 
-        let ar = Arc::clone(&self.ar);
-        let full_name = String::from(full_name);
-        let path = PathBuf::from(path.as_ref());
+        let mut ar_entry = WriteEntry::new();
+        ar_entry.set_filetype(libarchive::archive::FileType::RegularFile);
 
-        Ok(tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            let mut ar_entry = WriteEntry::new();
-            ar_entry.set_filetype(libarchive::archive::FileType::RegularFile);
+        ar_entry.set_pathname(dest_path);
+        ar_entry.set_mode(0o100644);
+        ar_entry.set_size(file_size.try_into().unwrap());
 
-            let name = if desc { "desc" } else { "files" };
-
-            ar_entry.set_pathname(PathBuf::from(full_name).join(name));
-            ar_entry.set_mode(0o100644);
-            ar_entry.set_size(file_size.try_into().unwrap());
-
-            ar.lock().unwrap().append_path(&mut ar_entry, path)
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap()?)
+        Ok(ar.append_path(&mut ar_entry, src_path)?)
     }
 
-    pub async fn close(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let ar = Arc::clone(&self.ar);
+    pub fn append_pkg(&mut self, pkg: &db::package::Model) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        self.write_desc(&self.tmp_paths[0], pkg)?;
+        self.write_files(&self.tmp_paths[1], pkg)?;
 
-        Ok(
-            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || ar.lock().unwrap().close())
-                .await
-                .unwrap()?,
-        )
+        let full_name = format!("{}-{}", pkg.name, pkg.version);
+        let dest_desc_path = format!("{}/desc", full_name);
+        let dest_files_path = format!("{}/files", full_name);
+
+        Self::append_entry(&mut self.ar_db, &self.tmp_paths[0], &dest_desc_path)?;
+        Self::append_entry(&mut self.ar_files, &self.tmp_paths[0], &dest_desc_path)?;
+        Self::append_entry(&mut self.ar_files, &self.tmp_paths[1], &dest_files_path)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Generate a "files" archive entry for the package in the given path
+    fn write_files(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>, pkg: &db::package::Model) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut f = std::io::BufWriter::new(std::fs::File::create(path)?);
+
+        writeln!(f, "%FILES%")?;
+
+        let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+
+        let conn = self.conn.clone();
+        let query = pkg.find_related(db::PackageFile);
+        self.rt.spawn(async move {
+            let files = query.stream(&conn).await;
+
+            if let Err(err) = files {
+                let _ = tx.send(Err(err)).await;
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let mut files = files.unwrap();
+
+            while let Some(res) = files.next().await {
+                let is_err = res.is_err();
+                let _ = tx.send(res).await;
+
+                if is_err {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        while let Some(file) = rx.blocking_recv().transpose()? {
+            writeln!(f, "{}", file.path)?;
+        }
+
+        f.flush()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn write_desc(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>, pkg: &db::package::Model) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut f = std::io::BufWriter::new(std::fs::File::create(path)?);
+
+        writeln!(f, "%FILENAME%\n{}", pkg.id)?;
+
+        let mut write_attr = |k: &str, v: &str| {
+            if !v.is_empty() {
+                writeln!(f, "\n%{}%\n{}", k, v)
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        };
+
+        write_attr("NAME", &pkg.name)?;
+        write_attr("BASE", &pkg.base)?;
+        write_attr("VERSION", &pkg.version)?;
+
+        if let Some(ref desc) = pkg.description {
+            write_attr("DESC", desc)?;
+        }
+
+        let groups: Vec<String> = self.rt.block_on(
+            pkg.find_related(db::PackageGroup)
+                .select_only()
+                .column(db::package_group::Column::Name)
+                .into_tuple()
+                .all(&self.conn),
+        )?;
+
+        write_attr("GROUPS", &groups.join("\n"))?;
+
+        write_attr("CSIZE", &pkg.c_size.to_string())?;
+        write_attr("ISIZE", &pkg.size.to_string())?;
+        write_attr("SHA256SUM", &pkg.sha256_sum)?;
+
+        if let Some(ref url) = pkg.url {
+            write_attr("URL", url)?;
+        }
+
+        let licenses: Vec<String> = self.rt.block_on(
+            pkg.find_related(db::PackageLicense)
+                .select_only()
+                .column(db::package_license::Column::Name)
+                .into_tuple()
+                .all(&self.conn),
+        )?;
+        write_attr("LICENSE", &licenses.join("\n"))?;
+
+        write_attr("ARCH", &pkg.arch)?;
+
+        // TODO build date
+        write_attr(
+            "BUILDDATE",
+            &pkg.build_date.and_utc().timestamp().to_string(),
+        )?;
+
+        if let Some(ref packager) = pkg.packager {
+            write_attr("PACKAGER", packager)?;
+        }
+
+        let related = [
+            ("REPLACES", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Replaces),
+            ("CONFLICTS", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Conflicts),
+            ("PROVIDES", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Provides),
+            ("DEPENDS", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Depend),
+            ("OPTDEPENDS", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Optdepend),
+            ("MAKEDEPENDS", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Makedepend),
+            ("CHECKDEPENDS", db::PackageRelatedEnum::Checkdepend),
+        ];
+
+        for (key, attr) in related.into_iter() {
+            let items: Vec<String> = self.rt.block_on(
+                pkg.find_related(db::PackageRelated)
+                    .filter(db::package_related::Column::Type.eq(attr))
+                    .select_only()
+                    .column(db::package_related::Column::Name)
+                    .into_tuple()
+                    .all(&self.conn),
+            )?;
+
+            write_attr(key, &items.join("\n"))?;
+        }
+
+        f.flush()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn close(&mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        self.ar_db.close()?;
+        self.ar_files.close()?;
+
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.tmp_paths[0])?;
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.tmp_paths[1])?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repo/mod.rs b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
index 6fe6650..e8b65e3 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 mod actor;
 mod archive;
 mod handle;
-mod manager;
 pub mod package;
 
 pub use actor::{RepoActor, RepoCommand, RepoSharedState};
 pub use handle::Handle;
-pub use manager::RepoMgr;
 
 use crate::FsConfig;