diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 96244381..7ce03b29 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.luet.yaml)")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose output")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 97096fdd..fe204a8f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Sabayon/pkgs-checker v0.4.1
 	github.com/asdine/storm v0.0.0-20190418133842-e0f77eada154
 	github.com/briandowns/spinner v1.7.0
+	github.com/cavaliercoder/grab v2.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/crillab/gophersat v1.1.7
 	github.com/docker/docker v0.7.3-0.20180827131323-0c5f8d2b9b23
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7da432ab..2c8dd79b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/briandowns/spinner v1.7.0 h1:aan1hBBOoscry2TXAkgtxkJiq7Se0+9pt+TUWaPrB4g=
 github.com/briandowns/spinner v1.7.0/go.mod h1://Zf9tMcxfRUA36V23M6YGEAv+kECGfvpnLTnb8n4XQ=
+github.com/cavaliercoder/grab v2.0.0+incompatible h1:wZHbBQx56+Yxjx2TCGDcenhh3cJn7cCLMfkEPmySTSE=
+github.com/cavaliercoder/grab v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:tTBkfNqSBfuMmMBFaO2phgyhdYhiZQ/+iXCZDzcDsMI=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.2.4 h1:qN8LCvw+KA5wVCOnHspD/n2K9cJ34+YOs05qBBWhHiw=
diff --git a/pkg/installer/client/http.go b/pkg/installer/client/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..583a8804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/installer/client/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright © 2019 Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@gentoo.org>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
+
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/helpers"
+
+	"github.com/cavaliercoder/grab"
+)
+
+type HttpClient struct {
+	RepoData RepoData
+}
+
+func NewHttpClient(r RepoData) *HttpClient {
+	return &HttpClient{RepoData: r}
+}
+
+func (c *HttpClient) DownloadArtifact(artifact compiler.Artifact) (compiler.Artifact, error) {
+	artifactName := path.Base(artifact.GetPath())
+	Info("Downloading artifact", artifactName, "from", c.RepoData.Uri)
+
+	temp, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "tree")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile(temp, "HttpClient")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(c.RepoData.Uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, artifactName)
+
+	_, err = grab.Get(temp, u.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = helpers.CopyFile(filepath.Join(temp, artifactName), file.Name())
+
+	return compiler.NewPackageArtifact(file.Name()), nil
+}
+
+func (c *HttpClient) DownloadFile(name string) (string, error) {
+	temp, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "tree")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile(os.TempDir(), "HttpClient")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	//defer os.Remove(file.Name())
+	u, err := url.Parse(c.RepoData.Uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, name)
+
+	Info("Downloading", u.String())
+
+	_, err = grab.Get(temp, u.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	err = helpers.CopyFile(filepath.Join(temp, name), file.Name())
+
+	return file.Name(), err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/installer/repository.go b/pkg/installer/repository.go
index a27156d6..1ded7fd6 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/repository.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/repository.go
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ func (r *LuetRepository) Client() Client {
 	switch r.GetType() {
 	case "local":
 		return client.NewLocalClient(client.RepoData{Uri: r.GetUri()})
+	case "http":
+		return client.NewHttpClient(client.RepoData{Uri: r.GetUri()})
 	}
 
 	return nil