# Repositories It's important to set the correct repositories when using any Linux distro. For Alpine these can be configured in `/etc/apk/repositories`: ``` https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community ``` This will use the latest stable repository of Alpine (for example `v3.19`). To use a different version of Alpine simply change `latest-stable` to whatever version you want. Do note that you can not (easily) downgrade your system's version. There also is the `edge` repository which contains more packages but it is not recommended because it can result in faster breakage of your system. ## apk-ample We also host our own repository which contains some packages not found in the stable repository like `nix` but also our own packages like `linux-hardened`. If you want to add it to your system edit `/etc/apk/repositories` and add this line under the other repositories: ``` https://git.bijl.us/lnco/apk-ample/raw/branch/main/alpine/ ```