CentOS Stream Repo List: Working URLs

This knowledge base makes it easy to establish a list of repo URLs for CentOS 8 Stream and CentOS 9 Stream. By following this guide, you can ensure that your CentOS Stream workstations are properly set up and ready for system updates and usage. This knowledge base contains repo URLs for ‘AppStream.repo‘, ‘BaseOS.repo‘, ‘Extras.repo‘,’PowerTools.repo‘, and ‘Extras-common.repo‘ needed for your CentOS Stream machine to work smoothly.

Note: You can also resolve the error: Couldn't resolve host name for http://mirrorlist.centos.org/ as in the below screenshot by following this knowledge base.

How to Configure a Repo in CentOS Stream?

Make sure you have the necessary backup plans in place before making any changes to the repository files:

sudo cp /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo.backup

Editing Repository Files:

To modify the repository sources, open the respective repository configuration file (/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo) using your preferred text editor:

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo

Depending on the version of CentOS Stream you are running, replace the contents of the file with the configurations listed below.

CentOS 8 Stream

As CentOS Stream 8 evolves, the familiar mirrorlist.centos.org is no longer in service. Consequently, users of CentOS 8 Stream now turn to the vault.centos.org repositories for their needs. To configure the working repositories for CentOS 8 Stream, add the following to your /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file:

[baseos]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - BaseOS
#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$stream&arch=$basearch&repo=BaseOS&infra=$infra
baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$stream/BaseOS/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[appstream]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - AppStream
#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$stream&arch=$basearch&repo=AppStream&infra=$infra
baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$stream/AppStream/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[extras]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - Extras
#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$stream&arch=$basearch&repo=extras&infra=$infra
baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$stream/extras/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[powertools]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - PowerTools
#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$stream&arch=$basearch&repo=PowerTools&infra=$infra
baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$stream/PowerTools/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[extras-common]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - Extras common packages
#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$stream&arch=$basearch&repo=extras-extras-common
baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$stream/extras/$basearch/extras-common/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Extras

CentOS 9 Stream

To configure the working repositories for CentOS 9 Stream, add the following to your /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file:

[baseos]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - BaseOS
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-baseos-$stream&arch=$ba                                                                                                             search&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
countme=1
enabled=1

[baseos-debuginfo]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - BaseOS - Debug
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-baseos-debug-$stream&ar                                                                                                             ch=$basearch&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

[baseos-source]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - BaseOS - Source
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-baseos-source-$stream&a                                                                                                             rch=source&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

[appstream]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - AppStream
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-appstream-$stream&arch=                                                                                                             $basearch&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
countme=1
enabled=1

[appstream-debuginfo]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - AppStream - Debug
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-appstream-debug-$stream                                                                                                             &arch=$basearch&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

[appstream-source]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - AppStream - Source
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-appstream-source-$strea                                                                                                             m&arch=source&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

[crb]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - CRB
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-crb-$stream&arch=$basea                                                                                                             rch&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
countme=1
enabled=0

[crb-debuginfo]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - CRB - Debug
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-crb-debug-$stream&arch=                                                                                                             $basearch&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

[crb-source]
name=CentOS Stream $releasever - CRB - Source
metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-crb-source-$stream&arch                                                                                                             =source&protocol=https,http
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=0
metadata_expire=6h
enabled=0

Making sure the URLs match the exact CentOS version installed on your system is crucial when configuring repo list URLs for CentOS.

CentOS Stream 8 and 9 play a crucial role in sustaining the CentOS ecosystem by providing continuous updates and package maintenance, even after the standard CentOS versions reach their end of life. This knowledge base offers a reliable and tested repo URLs list for configuring repositories for CentOS 8 Stream and CentOS 9 Stream, ensuring that systems can be consistently updated and maintained without interruption.

You can also easily configure the Repo URL list for Standard CentOS too. To find the working URLs, visit this link: https://www.veeble.org/kb/centos-repo-list-working-urls/.