# Simple SPK Server: reconstructing a Synology package repository

> Simple SPK Server reconstructs a package repository service for Synology Package Center based on the author's study of Synology and SynoCommunity repositories. Its PHP code serves local SPK files and browser listings, extracting package information and icons from each package.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Website
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/jdel/sspks>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/jdel/sspks/blob/7df51311b0d85b985f9db6c6fa59efb16d74aaec/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/simple-spk-server-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/simple-spk-server-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/simple-spk-server-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** PHP with the Phar extension and allow_url_fopen enabled for the documented installation.
- **Scope:** Place SPK files in the packages directory; bundled dummy packages do not work on Synology devices.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/jdel/sspks/blob/7df51311b0d85b985f9db6c6fa59efb16d74aaec/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/jdel/sspks/blob/7df51311b0d85b985f9db6c6fa59efb16d74aaec/INSTALL.md>

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