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| #REDIRECT [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache]] | | #REDIRECT [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache]] |
| [[Category:Package Manager]]
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| == Enabling Package Caching ==
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| {{Note|This document applies to Alpine 1.9 and later versions only}}
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| Package caching is useful when the need arises to upgrade packages on read-only media. Package caching allows you to store newer packages in a location on writable media, which Alpine checks for when loading packages on start-up.
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| This can be enabled either from the console or through the ACF.
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| {{Tip|For package upgrades, it is useful to point Alpine Package Manager to repositories on the internet, to easily obtain package upgrades when they become available.}}
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| {{Using_Internet_Repositories_for_apk-tools}}
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| == Enable caching from either console or ACF ==
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| Choose one of the two methods below to enable, either from the console or from the ACF web interface.
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| === Option 1: Enable caching from the console ===
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| ''Substitute 'sda1' in the example below for the actual device you will use to store the caching directory.''
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| First upgrade apk-tools:
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| {{Cmd|apk add –u apk-tools}}
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| Now enable package caching:
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| {{Cmd|mkdir –p /media/sda1/cache
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| ln –s /media/sda1/cache /etc/apk/cache}}
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| === Option 2: From the ACF ===
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| Browse to '''System > Packages > Cache'''
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| ''Edit Cache Settings:''
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| Tick '''Enable Cache'''
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| Specify the '''Cache Directory''', for example:
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| /media/sda1/cache
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| Click '''Save'''
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