---
title: "Rieter"
summary: "Easy-to-use Pacman repository server designed for the self-hosting enthusiast"
type: "project"
params:
    links:
        - name: Source
          url: 'https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/rieter'
---

This project is a reimagining of my Vieter project. While its goal is to
eventually fully replace Vieter, I'm following a different mindset on how to
get there.

First and foremost, I want to make a well-designed Pacman repository server
that anyone can set up on any device, be it a Raspberry Pi or a beefy server.
Rieter should be usable for anything from a small personal repository all the
way to a full mirror of a distribution's package server.

Something that also fits nicely in this concept is mirroring. Rieter will
support automatically mirroring upstream repositories. This could be used to
support your distribution by setting up a new public mirror, or to speed up
your updates by keeping a mirror of the repositories in your local network.

Only once I've created a robust repository server that can be used on its own
will I start looking towards the package build system. This system will of
course be redesigned from the ground up to (hopefully) eliminate all the
technical debt that's been accumulating in the Vieter codebase over the years.

With these two concepts combined, I hope to create a great ecosystem on which
one can build anything from personal repositories to entire distributions.
