Features
This service provides two archives:
- Stanford’s Debian Archive Mirror: a local mirror of official Debian and Ubuntu software package archives for quicker system builds and updates
- Stanford’s Debian Local Package Archive: a local Debian archive for the serving of Stanford-specific Debian packages
Designed for
Stanford IT professionals running Debian servers or building Debian-based containers
Requirements
This service is available both off- and on-campus.
Data security
Stanford’s Local Debian Package Archive is signed with a public/private keypair
Rates
This service is free
Get started
To get started, review these instructions on pointing to the Stanford Debian Archive Mirror or the Stanford Debian Local Archive.
- Stanford’s Debian Archive Mirror
- Stanford’s Local Debian Package Archive
- How to configure your Debian system to access the Stanford Debian Archives
Get help
If you have questions:
- submit a help ticket in Services portal, or
- post questions to the #debian-packages Slack channel.
Learn more
- Debian Policy Manual: information about how packages are named, versioned, and structured
- Debian New Maintainers' Guide: guide to Debian package building.
