cargo-vendor

Vendor all dependencies locally

TLDR

Vendor dependencies

$ cargo vendor

Vendor to specific directory

$ cargo vendor [vendor/]

Vendor and save config

$ cargo vendor > .cargo/config.toml

Vendor with versioned directories

$ cargo vendor --versioned-dirs

Vendor specific package

$ cargo vendor -s [package/Cargo.toml]

cargo vendor downloads and copies all crates.io and git dependencies into a local directory (default: `vendor/`). It outputs the Cargo configuration needed to redirect dependency resolution to the vendored sources.This is primarily used for offline builds, air-gapped environments, and reproducible build systems where network access during compilation is not available or not desired. The vendored sources are read-only; to modify a vendored crate, use the `[patch]` section in Cargo.toml instead of editing files directly in the vendor directory.

PARAMETERS

-s, --sync path

Additional Cargo.toml to sync

--no-delete

Don't delete existing vendor directory

--versioned-dirs

Use versioned directory names

--respect-source-config

Respect [source] config when vendoring

--manifest-path path

Path to Cargo.toml

-v, --verbose

Verbose output

-q, --quiet

Suppress output

CONFIGURATION

.cargo/config.toml

Source replacement settings that redirect dependency resolution to the vendored directory. The output of `cargo vendor` provides the exact configuration to add.

OFFLINE BUILDS

After vendoring:

$ cargo build --offline

CAVEATS

Vendored sources are read-only. Use [patch] for modifications. Resolution may differ from online mode. Run cargo fetch first for complete dependency download.