Hello Peter Answers inline
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:31 PM > To: archiva-users@maven.apache.org > Cc: users@maven.apache.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Can a Archiva Repo be transfered from machine to an > isolated machine > Hi > > I want to create a remote internal repository on an isolated server. > > I have a plan. Your comments are welcomed please! > > > 0) Clean my project down (mvn clean) > > 1) With my development PC, set up Archiva on a Tomcat instance > 2) With a tomcat instance create a blank empty internal repository > (e.g. C:\opt\archiva-transfer-repo ) > 3) Set up a proxy of the Maven Central, because my PC can see the > Internet. > > 4) Switch my current ~/.m2/settings.xml to a brand new configuration > a) I switch over to completely fresh M2 local repository (e.g. > C:\opt\throwaway-repo ) > b) Switch over to the Archiva internal repository, which is now > proxying > Maven Central > > 5) Clean my project down complete again, to test the Archiva > running on > my development machine > > 6) Rebuid the entire project `mvn install' > > 7) Stop. > > With the now full internal repository with Archiva > (C:\opt\archiva-transfer-repo) > can I move this remote repository from one machine to > another? In other > words > can I copy it from my development PC to the isolated machine? Maven repositories are on ly files with metadata in xml files, therefore you can copy the hole repository to another machine. this will work as long as you don't have new dependencies... As far as I know you can also tell archiva to work in offline mode, then no access is made to the internet Daniel
