Content Plugins

After you install Pulp, you must add a content plugin for each content type that you want to manage. The following sections contain information about the available content plugins for both Pulp 2 and Pulp 3. If you do not find the plugin for the content type you want to manage, consider writing a plugin.

Plugin Changes between Pulp 2 and Pulp 3

  • The ISO content support found in the Pulp 2 RPM plugin is now provided by the File plugin.
  • The Docker plugin in Pulp 2 has been replaced by the Container plugin.
  • Currently, there are no Pulp 3 plugins for Puppet and OSTree content.

Pulp 3 Content Plugin Features

Click the relevant tab of the content plugin that you want to learn more about.

Manage RPM content

  • Create, sync and publish a repository with RPM Content including RPMs, Advisories, Modularity, and Comps.
  • Version content and rollback if necessary.
  • Download content on-demand when requested by clients to reduce disk space.
  • Upload local RPM content in chunks.
  • Add, remove, copy, and organize RPM content into various repositories.
  • Host content either locally or on S3.
  • View distributions served by pulpcore-content in a browser.
  • De-duplication of all saved content.

Manage File content

  • Sync File packages from a remote to local repository.
  • Upload your own files.
  • Publish and organize files.

Manage Container content

  • Synchronize container image repositories hosted on Docker-hub, Google Container Registry, Quay.io, and others in mirror or additive mode.
  • Version content and rollback if necessary.
  • Download content on-demand when requested by clients to reduce disk space.
  • Perform docker/podman pull from a container distribution served by Pulp.
  • Curate container images by whitelisting what is mirrored from an external repository.
  • Curate container images by creating repository versions with a specific set of images.
  • De-duplication of all saved content.

Manage Ansible roles and collections

  • Mirror a subset of roles on-premise.
  • Mirror all of Galaxy’s roles on-premise.
  • Store private Ansible roles on-premise.
  • Install roles from pulp_ansible using the ansible-galaxy CLI.
  • Version content and rollback if necessary.
  • Support for the new multi-role content type from Galaxy.

Manage Debian content

  • Synchronize remote repository content and metadata locally.
  • Upload your own content.
  • Publish content to one or more repositories.

Manage Python content

  • Synchronize Python packages from PyPI locally.
  • Upload your own Python packages.
  • Publish and organize Python packages just like PyPI.
  • Install Python packages using pip as published by Pulp.

Manage RubyGem content

  • Synchronize remote repository content and metadata locally.
  • Upload your own content.
  • Publish content to one or more repositories.

Manage Maven content

  • Synchronize packages from a remote to local repository.
  • Upload your own Maven content.
  • Publish and organize packages.

Manage Chef Cookbook content

  • Sync Cookbook content from a remote to local repository.
  • Upload your own content.
  • Publish and organize content.

Pulp 3 Content Plugins Information

This table contains links to information and sources for all Pulp 3 content plugins. If a plugin is missing contact us.

Pulp Plugin Docs Source Tracker Install with PyPI Install with RPM
Ansible plugin Ansible plugin docs Ansible plugin source Ansible plugin tracker Yes No
Chef cookbook plugin Cookbook plugin docs Cookbook plugin source Cookbook plugin tracker Yes No
Debian plugin DEB plugin docs DEB plugin source DEB plugin tracker Yes No
Container plugin Container plugin docs Container plugin source Container plugin tracker Yes No
File File plugin docs File plugin source File plugin tracker Yes No
GalaxyNG plugin GalaxyNG plugin docs GalaxyNG plugin source GalaxyNG tracker Yes No
Gem plugin Gem plugin docs Gem plugin source Gem plugin tracker Yes No
Maven plugin Maven plugin docs Maven plugin source Maven plugin tracker Yes No
Python plugin Python plugin docs Python plugin source Python plugin tracker Yes No
RPM plugin RPM plugin docs RPM plugin source RPM plugin tracker Yes No

Pulp 2 Content Plugins Features

At some point, Pulp 2 will become End of Life. For more information about migrating from Pulp 2 to Pulp 3, see the migration plugin documentation.

Manage RPM content

  • Supports RPMs, DRPMs, SRPMs, Errata, Kickstart Trees, and repository metadata
  • Sync remote repository content and metadata locally
  • Upload your own content
  • Publish content to one or more repositories
  • Published content is installable with yum/dnf
  • On demand fetching of content allowing repositories to be synced and published without storing everything locally
  • Fetch content protected by basic or certificate based authentication
  • Protect content with certificates to be used by yum/dnf clients

Manage DEB content

  • Supports DEB packages and metadata
  • Sync remote repository content and metadata locally
  • Upload your own content
  • Publish content to one or more repositories
  • Published content is installable with apt-get
  • Sign repository metadata

Manage Python content

  • Sync Python packages from PyPI locally
  • Upload your own Python packages
  • Publish and organize Python packages just like PyPI
  • Install Python packages using pip as published by Pulp

Manage Puppet content

  • Sync Puppet modules from Puppet Forge locally
  • Upload your own Puppet modules
  • Publish and organize Puppet modules just like Puppet Forge
  • Use the Puppet client to install Puppet modules published by Pulp

Manage Docker content

  • Sync Docker modules from the Docker Registry
  • Publish and organize Docker containers
  • Install Docker containers as published by Pulp and served with Crane

Pulp 2 Content Plugins Information

This table contains links to information and sources for all Pulp 2 content plugins. If a plugin is missing contact us.

Pulp Plugin Docs Source Tracker Install with PyPI Install with RPM
RPM plugin RPM plugin docs RPM plugin source RPM plugin tracker No Yes
Debian plugin DEB plugin docs DEB plugin source DEB plugin tracker No Yes
Docker plugin Docker plugin docs Docker plugin source Docker plugin tracker No Yes
Python plugin Python plugin docs Python plugin source Python plugin tracker No Yes
Puppet plugin Puppet plugin docs Puppet plugin source Puppet plugin tracker No Yes

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