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# Server

The server is the implementation of the repository.

```sh
vieter server
```

starts the HTTP server. Its endpoints are listed [here](/api).

## Multiple repositories

Vieter can contain multiple repositories, each of which is further divided into
various architectures.

A repository is created once a package archive is published to it using [this
route](/api#post-repopublish):

```sh
curl -XPOST -H "X-API-KEY: your-key" -T some-package.pkg.tar.zst https://example.com/somerepo/publish
```

This repository can then be added to Pacman as
described below.

## Pacman

A Vieter repository can be added to Pacman like any other repository. In your
`/etc/pacman.conf` file, add the following lines:

```
[vieter]
Server = https://example.com/$repo/$arch
SigLevel = Optional
```

Here, you see two important placeholder variables which get replaced by Pacman
when reading the file. `$repo` is replaced by the name within the square
brackets, which in this case would be `vieter`. `$arch` is replaced by the
output of `uname -m`. Because Vieter supports multiple repositories &
architectures per repository, using this notation makes sure you always use the
correct endpoint for fetching files.

I recommend placing this below all other repository entries, as the order
decides which repository gets used if there's ever a naming conflict.