Simrep

Simrep is a simple repository service. It is aim for single hobbyists or small startups/teams which don't need huge alternatives and for on-prem needs.

Features

• Intented for private use ;
• No database and no UI ;
• A single secret key for uploading and a single secret key for downloading.

Installation

Download the latest release from the releases page and put it in a folder where your files and data will be stored.

Configuration

You can configure simrep by three ways:

Environnment variables

• PORT is the port number simrep will listen ;
• PROXY unused for now, is passed to express trust proxy setting ;
• SECRET_UPLOADER is the secret key for uploading and downloading files ;
• SECRET_DOWNLOADER is the secret key for only downloading files;

.env file

Create a .env files in the same folder as the simrep binary and edit it with the same variable as the environment ones like this:

PORT=3100
SECRET_UPLOADER=your_secret_key
SECRET_DOWNLOADER=your_secret_key

Usage

Starts the server with ./simrep. Use a systemd script, PM2 or an equivalent to manage the life of simrep. Achieve HTTPS and/or logs with a reverse proxy like nginx or caddy.

API

All calls must provide a key in the key query parameters in the url. For example: http://localhost/api/upload?key=myKey. The server responds in JSON with a structure similar to the Google Style Guide, following the apiVersion, context and error properties and some others.

POST /api/upload

Uploads a new file in the repository. Need the SECRET_UPLOADER key.

• Must be in multipart/form-data ;
• Body should have a project, filename and file fields:
  • project is the name of your project ;
  • filename is the name of your file on the server ;
  • file is your file.
• project and filename should only contains a-zA-Z0-9.-_ characters.

Example to upload a file with curl:

$ curl -F project=myproject -F filename=project-1.0.0.deb -F file=@build.deb https://repo.example.com/api/upload?key=my_uploader_key

GET /api/projects

Returns a list of all projects. Example of response:

{
    "apiVersion": "1.0",
    "data": {
        "kind": "projects",
        "totalItems": 3,
        "currentItemCount": 3,
        "items": [
            "project1",
            "project2",
            "superProject"
        ]
    }
}

GET /api/[project]/list

Lists all files for a project. Example of response:

{
    "apiVersion": "1.0",
    "data": {
        "kind": "files",
        "totalItems": 3,
        "currentItemCount": 3,
        "items": [
            "latest.zip",
            "project-1.0.0.zip",
            "project-1.0.1-amd64.exe"
        ]
    }
}

GET /[project]/[file]

Downloads a file.