pfSense Repository down?

trsy

Hello, Today both my pfsense virtual machines cannot find any available packages listed in the package manager. It just doesn't load a list. The error in the system logs is:

/pkg_mgr.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-repo-setup' returned exit code '1', the output was 'pfSense-repoc-static: failed to fetch the repo data failed to read the repo data. failed to update the repository settings!!!'

When I ssh into the vm I get the following:

pfSense-repoc-static
pfSense-repoc-static: failed to fetch the repo data
failed to read the repo data.

And also:

pkg-static -o ABI=FreeBSD:14:amd64 -o IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes update
pkg-static: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap -f" recommended
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pkg-static: No SRV record found for the repo 'pfSense-core'
pkg-static: An error occured while fetching package
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-core/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-core/packagesite.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-core/packagesite.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg-static: No SRV record found for the repo 'pfSense'
pkg-static: An error occured while fetching package
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-pfSense_plus_v24_03/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-pfSense_plus_v24_03/packagesite.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg-static: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-pfSense_plus_v24_03/packagesite.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!

When i manually go to https://pfsense-plus-pkg.netgate.com/pfSense_plus-v24_03_amd64-core/meta.txz in the browser i get an error: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

Any help? Is the URL down for anyone else?

Thanks for your help!

dzogara12

@trsy Experiencing the same issue. The URL is down. Seems like a big blocker for many.

Gertjan

@trsy

The good old "option" 13 doesn't work ? :

IDRAC (opt1)  -> igc2   -> v4: 192.168.100.1/24
PORTAL (opt2) -> igc1   -> v4: 192.168.2.1/24
VPNS (opt3)   -> ovpns1 -> v4: 192.168.3.1/24

0) Logout (SSH only)                  9) pfTop
1) Assign Interfaces                 10) Filter Logs
2) Set interface(s) IP address       11) Restart GUI
3) Reset admin account and password  12) PHP shell + Netgate pfSense Plus tools
4) Reset to factory defaults         13) Update from console
5) Reboot system                     14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
6) Halt system                       15) Restore recent configuration
7) Ping host                         16) Restart PHP-FPM
8) Shell

Enter an option: 13

Messages:
Your Netgate device has pfSense+ as part of your device purchase.
>>> Updating repositories metadata...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
Processing entries: . done
pfSense-core repository update completed. 5 packages processed.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
Processing entries: .......... done

It worked for me.
I'm pretty sure we're all using the same 'update/upgrade' server.
So, it's up, from what I can see.

Try also the

pkg-static -d update

or, forcing it to use IPv4 only :

pkg-static -d -4 update

Or, why not, let's be modern :

pkg-static -d -6 update

trsy

I have two pfSense plus virtual appliances deployed in Azure in HA mode and they both had the same issue described above. I redeployed them both with a clean install and checked if I could update/install packages and it worked just fine.

Its a bit odd that both had the same issue but a clean install fixed the issue on both. Not really a solution to redeploy but it was okay because they are not used in production.

SteveITS

@trsy said in pfSense Repository down?:

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html#packages-netgate-com-has-no-a-aaaa-record

Gertjan

@SteveITS said in pfSense Repository down?:

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html#packages-netgate-com-has-no-a-aaaa-record

Correct, no A or AAAA record.
This time SRV records ("server records ?") are looked for.

This is probably is, I'm just thinking out loud : everything is fine, but DNS isn't. pfSense can't call out for self. Seen that before, and I never understood how people to so. Default 'Netgate' DNS settings work, as I've shown above.