https://stoeps.de/tags/download/ Recent content in Download on Hugo -- gohugo.io en christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) &copy; 2026 Christoph Stöttner - This work is licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) <span class='footerimg'><img src='https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/cc.svg' alt='' style='max-width: 1em;max-height:1em;margin-left: .2em;'><img src='https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/by.svg' alt='' style='max-width: 1em;max-height:1em;margin-left: .2em;'><img src='https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/sa.svg' alt='' style='max-width: 1em;max-height:1em;margin-left: .2em;'></span> Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0200 https://stoeps.de/posts/2025/managing_external_dependencies_with_chezmoi/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0200 christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) https://stoeps.de/posts/2025/managing_external_dependencies_with_chezmoi/ <p>I use <a href="https://www.chezmoi.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><code>chezmoi</code></a> for my dotfiles. To find out why and how to get started, check out <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/clt25-240-effiziente-dotfile-verwaltung-chezmoi-im-einsatz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">my talk</a> from <a href="https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2025/en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chemnitz Linux Days 2025</a>.</p> <p>Within <code>chezmoi</code>, you can use the file <code>.chezmoiexternal.toml</code> to download archives or git repositories during updates. This is particularly useful for managing external dependencies. Let me walk you through some common use cases.</p>