Glossary¶

local¶

A local ostree repository is stored in Pulp’s content storage location.

storage¶

The local ostree repository used for content storage.

remote¶

A remote repository is external to Pulp and is identified by its URL.

remote_id¶

Uniquely identifies an external ostree repository. It is the digest of its URL.

digest¶

A SHA256 HEX digest of an object.

refs¶

The references section of an ostree repository defines branches and commit (hash) that defines the branch head:

-rw-rw-r--   1 root pulp  124 Sep 11 15:25 config
drwxrwxr-x   1 root pulp 4096 Aug 27 16:02 objects
drwxrwxr-x   4 root pulp 4096 Aug 27 15:55 refs  <------------- HERE
drwxrwxr-x   2 root pulp 4096 Aug 27 15:55 remote-cache
drwxrwxr-x   2 root pulp 4096 Sep  2 13:04 tmp
drwxrwxr-x   2 root pulp 4096 Aug 27 15:55 uncompressed-objects-cache

tree¶

An named ostree branch

branch¶

A specific version of a filesystem tree.

snapshot¶

After all branches have been pulled during repository synchronization with a remote, a unit is created containing the refs.