1.3.4. Creating a Yum Repository

To set up a Yum repository, follow these steps:

Install the createrepo package:
```
~]# yum install createrepo
```
Copy all of the packages into one directory, such as /mnt/local_repo/.
Run the createrepo --database command on that directory:
```
~]# createrepo --database /mnt/local_repo
```

This will create the necessary metadata for your Yum repository, as well as the sqlite database for speeding up yum operations.