kyrofa / snapstore

Super minimalist example "store" to serve snap packages.

Overview

snapstore is a minimalist example of a "store" for snaps, based on the public API specs (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppStore/Interfaces/ClickPackageIndex). It allows anyone to host their own collection of snaps for installation on supported platforms.

See http://snapcraft.io for more information on creating and using snap packages.

Server setup

Install python-virtualenv.

E.g. on Ubuntu 16.04:

sudo apt install python-virtualenv

Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/noise/snapstore.git
cd snapstore

Setup virtualenv and install dependencies:

virtualenv env
. env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Put snaps (named as name.snap) and metadata (named as name.meta) in files/. We've already included one sample snap (foobar25).

Run it:

python store.py

Client setup

On any distribution supporting snaps (see http://snapcraft.io), install snapd (requires snapd >=2.0.6).

E.g. on Ubuntu 16.04:

sudo apt install snapd

Ensure core snap gets installed from the normal store, triggered on first snap install.

sudo snap install hello

Edit /etc/environment, add your store URL, e.g.:

SNAPPY_FORCE_CPI_URL=http://localhost:5000/api/v1/

Then bounce snapd:

sudo service snapd restart

Usage

Supports snap find , snap install

snap find foobar25
sudo snap install foobar25

Known issues

• It's just an example, probably lots!