Manage Debian packages

Artifact Registry supports Debian packages that you manage with Apt.

Overview

To get familiar with Apt repositories in Artifact Registry, you can try the Quickstart for Apt .

When you are ready to learn more, read the following information:

1. Create a repository for the package type that you want to use.
2. Choose whether you want to make your repository private or public. Choose a public repository to enable unauthenticated access, or choose a private repository for authenticated access.
   • If your repository is private, Apt uses the Apt credential helper to authenticate access to based on Identity and Access Management permissions.
   • If your repository is public, your repository is available to anyone on the internet, without authentication. You can configure network-based access to a public repository by using a VPC service perimeter. See Securing repositories in a service perimeter for more information.
3. Configure access to your repository.
   • If your repository is private, grant repository access permissions to your VM.
   • If your repository is public, configure public access to the repository .
4. Configure the package manager and the repository so that VMs can install packages.
5. Add, view, install, and delete packages.