---
name: "flatpak-remote-add"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "flatpak"
version: "1:1.18.4-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/flatpak-remote-add"
---

# flatpak-remote-add(1)

Add a remote repository

## NAME

flatpak-remote-add - Add a remote repository

## SYNOPSIS

**flatpak remote-add** \[OPTION...\] NAME LOCATION

## DESCRIPTION

Adds a remote repository to the flatpak repository configuration. NAME is the name for the new remote, and LOCATION is a url or pathname. The LOCATION is either a flatpak repository, or a .flatpakrepo file which describes a repository. In the former case you may also have to specify extra options, such as the gpg key for the repo.

Unless overridden with the **--user** or **--installation** options, this command changes the default system-wide installation.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options and exit.

- **--from**

  Assume the URI is a .flatpakrepo file rather than the repository itself. This is enabled by default if the extension is .flatpakrepo, so generally you don't need this option.

- **-u**, **--user**

  Modify the per-user configuration.

- **--system**

  Modify the default system-wide configuration.

- **--installation=NAME**

  Modify a system-wide installation specified by NAME among those defined in /etc/flatpak/installations.d/. Using **--installation=default** is equivalent to using **--system**.

- **--no-gpg-verify**

  Disable GPG verification for the added remote.

- **--prio=PRIO**

  Set the priority for the remote. Default is 1, higher is more prioritized. This is mainly used for graphical installation tools. It is also used when searching for a remote to provide an app's runtime. The app's origin is checked before other remotes with the same priority.

- **--subset=SUBSET**

  Limit the refs available from the remote to those that are part of the named subset.

- **--no-enumerate**

  Mark the remote as not enumerated. This means the remote will not be used to list applications, for instance in graphical installation tools.

- **--no-use-for-deps**

  Mark the remote as not to be used for automatic runtime dependency resolution.

- **--if-not-exists**

  Do nothing if the provided remote already exists.

- **--disable**

  Disable the added remote.

- **--title=TITLE**

  A title for the remote, e.g. for display in a UI.

- **--comment=COMMENT**

  A single-line comment for the remote, e.g. for display in a UI.

- **--description=DESCRIPTION**

  A full-paragraph description for the remote, e.g. for display in a UI.

- **--homepage=URL**

  URL for a website for the remote, e.g. for display in a UI.

- **--icon=URL**

  URL for an icon for the remote, e.g. for display in a UI.

- **--default-branch=BRANCH**

  A default branch for the remote, mainly for use in a UI.

- **--filter=PATH**

  Add a local filter to the remote. A filter file is a list of lines, each file starting with "allow" or "deny", and then a glob for the ref to allow or disallow. The globs specify a partial ref (i.e. you can leave out trailing parts which will then match everything), but otherwise only "\*" is special, matching anything in that part of the ref.

  By default all refs are allowed, but if a ref matches a deny rule it is disallowed unless it specifically matches an allow rule. This means you can use this to implement both allowlisting and blocklisting.

  Here is an example filter file:

  ```
  # This is an allowlist style filter as it denies all first
  deny *
  allow runtime/org.freedesktop.*
  allow org.some.app/arm
  allow org.signal.Signal/*/stable
  allow org.signal.Signal.*/*/stable
  ```

- **--gpg-import=FILE**

  Import gpg keys from the specified keyring file as trusted for the new remote. If the file is - the keyring is read from standard input.

- **--signature-lookaside=URL**

  Specify an URL to be used to look up signatures for this remote (OCI remotes only).

- **--authenticator-name=NAME**

  Specify the authenticator to use for the remote.

- **--authenticator-option=KEY=VALUE**

  Specify an authenticator option for the remote.

- **--authenticator-install**

  Enable auto-installation of authenticator.

- **--no-authenticator-install**

  Disable auto-installation of authenticator.

- **--no-follow-redirect**

  Do not follow xa.redirect-url defined in the summary file.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print debug information during command processing.

- **--ostree-verbose**

  Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

## EXAMPLES

**$ flatpak remote-add gnome https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome.flatpakrepo**

**$ flatpak --user remote-add --no-gpg-verify test-repo https://people.gnome.org/~alexl/gnome-sdk/repo/**

## SEE ALSO

[**flatpak**(1)](/flatpak/1.md), [**flatpak-remote-modify**(1)](/flatpak-remote-modify/1.md), [**flatpak-remote-delete**(1)](/flatpak-remote-delete/1.md), [**flatpak-remotes**(1)](/flatpak-remotes/1.md), [**flatpakrepo**(5)](/flatpakrepo/5.md)