diff --git a/iso/py/configs/el8.yaml b/iso/py/configs/el8.yaml
index fa070d2..eb12383 100644
--- a/iso/py/configs/el8.yaml
+++ b/iso/py/configs/el8.yaml
@@ -43,4 +43,29 @@
   has_modules:
     - 'AppStream'
     - 'PowerTools'
+  repoclosure_map:
+    arches:
+      x86_64: '--arch=x86_64 --arch=athlon --arch=i686 --arch=i586 --arch=i486 --arch=i386 --arch=noarch'
+      aarch64: '--arch=aarch64 --arch=noarch'
+      ppc64le: '--arch=ppc64le --arch=noarch'
+      s390x: '--arch=s390x --arch=noarch'
+    repos:
+      BaseOS: []
+      AppStream:
+        - BaseOS
+      PowerTools:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      HighAvailability:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      ResilientStorage:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      RT:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      NFV:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
 ...
diff --git a/iso/py/configs/el9.yaml b/iso/py/configs/el9.yaml
index 030f124..f655b50 100644
--- a/iso/py/configs/el9.yaml
+++ b/iso/py/configs/el9.yaml
@@ -51,30 +51,36 @@
     - 'AppStream'
     - 'CRB'
   repoclosure_map:
-    BaseOS: []
-    AppStream:
-      - BaseOS
-    CRB:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-    HighAvailability:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-    ResilientStorage:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-    RT:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-    NFV:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-    SAP:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-      - HighAvailability
-    SAPHANA:
-      - BaseOS
-      - AppStream
-      - HighAvailability
+    arches:
+      x86_64: '--arch=x86_64 --arch=athlon --arch=i686 --arch=i586 --arch=i486 --arch=i386 --arch=noarch'
+      aarch64: '--arch=aarch64 --arch=noarch'
+      ppc64le: '--arch=ppc64le --arch=noarch'
+      s390x: '--arch=s390x --arch=noarch'
+    repos:
+      BaseOS: []
+      AppStream:
+        - BaseOS
+      CRB:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      HighAvailability:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      ResilientStorage:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      RT:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      NFV:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+      SAP:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+        - HighAvailability
+      SAPHANA:
+        - BaseOS
+        - AppStream
+        - HighAvailability
 ...
diff --git a/iso/py/sig/altarch.yaml b/iso/py/sig/altarch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..734fddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iso/py/sig/altarch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'8':
+  rockyrpi:
+    project_id: ''
+'9':
+  rockyrpi:
+    project_id: ''
+...
diff --git a/iso/py/sync-from-peridot-test b/iso/py/sync-from-peridot-test
index f4ca170..34cd4b6 100755
--- a/iso/py/sync-from-peridot-test
+++ b/iso/py/sync-from-peridot-test
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ rlvars = rldict['9']
 r = Checks(rlvars, config['arch'])
 r.check_valid_arch()
 
+#a = RepoSync(rlvars, config, major="9", repo="ResilientStorage", parallel=True, ignore_debug=False, ignore_source=False)
 a = RepoSync(rlvars, config, major="9", repo="ResilientStorage", parallel=True, ignore_debug=False, ignore_source=False)
-#a = RepoSync(rlvars, config, major="9", repo="ResilientStorage", parallel=True, ignore_debug=False, ignore_source=False, fullrun=True)
 a.run()
diff --git a/iso/py/util/dnf_utils.py b/iso/py/util/dnf_utils.py
index 9524339..4649e01 100644
--- a/iso/py/util/dnf_utils.py
+++ b/iso/py/util/dnf_utils.py
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ class RepoSync:
         if self.repoclosure:
             self.repoclosure_work(sync_root, work_root, log_root)
 
+        self.log.info('Compose repo directory: %s' % sync_root)
+        self.log.info('Compose logs: %s' % log_root)
+        self.log.info('Compose completed.')
+
     def sync(self, repo, sync_root, work_root, log_root, arch=None):
         """
         Calls out syncing of the repos. We generally sync each component of a
@@ -603,10 +607,6 @@ class RepoSync:
             for issue in bad_exit_list:
                 self.log.error(issue)
 
-        self.log.info('Compose repo directory: %s' % sync_root)
-        self.log.info('Compose logs: %s' % log_root)
-        self.log.info('Compose completed.')
-
     def generate_compose_dirs(self) -> str:
         """
         Generate compose dirs for full runs
@@ -739,7 +739,157 @@ class RepoSync:
         return cmd
 
     def repoclosure_work(self, sync_root, work_root, log_root):
-        pass
+        """
+        This is where we run repoclosures, based on the configuration of each
+        EL version. Each major version should have a dictionary of lists that
+        point to which repos they'll be targetting. An empty list because the
+        repoclosure is ran against itself, and itself only. In the case of 8,
+        9, and perhaps 10, BaseOS is the only repo that should be checking
+        against itself. (This means BaseOS should be able to survive by
+        itself.)
+        """
+        cmd = self.podman_cmd()
+        entries_dir = os.path.join(work_root, "entries")
+        bad_exit_list = []
+
+        if not self.parallel:
+            self.log.error('repoclosure is too slow to run one by one. enable parallel mode.')
+            raise SystemExit()
+
+        self.log.info('Beginning repoclosure phase')
+        for repo in self.repoclosure_map['repos']:
+            repoclosure_entry_name_list = []
+            self.log.info('Setting up repoclosure for {}'.format(repo))
+
+            for arch in self.repoclosure_map['arches']:
+                repo_combination = []
+                repoclosure_entry_name = 'repoclosure-{}-{}'.format(repo, arch)
+                repoclosure_entry_name_list.append(repoclosure_entry_name)
+                repoclosure_arch_list = self.repoclosure_map['arches'][arch]
+
+                # Some repos will have additional repos to close against - this
+                # helps append
+                if len(self.repoclosure_map['repos'][repo]) > 0:
+                    for l in self.repoclosure_map['repos'][repo]:
+                        stretch = '--repofrompath={},file://{}/{}/{}/os --repo={}'.format(
+                                l,
+                                sync_root,
+                                l,
+                                arch,
+                                l
+                        )
+                        repo_combination.append(stretch)
+
+                join_repo_comb = ' '.join(repo_combination)
+
+                repoclosure_entry_point_sh = os.path.join(
+                        entries_dir,
+                        repoclosure_entry_name
+                )
+                repoclosure_entry_point_sh = os.path.join(
+                        entries_dir,
+                        repoclosure_entry_name
+                )
+                repoclosure_cmd = ('/usr/bin/dnf repoclosure {} '
+                        '--repofrompath={},file://{}/{}/{}/os --check={} {} '
+                        '| tee -a {}/{}-repoclosure-{}.log').format(
+                        repoclosure_arch_list,
+                        repo,
+                        sync_root,
+                        repo,
+                        arch,
+                        repo,
+                        join_repo_comb,
+                        log_root,
+                        repo,
+                        arch
+                )
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open = open(repoclosure_entry_point_sh, "w+")
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open.write('#!/bin/bash\n')
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open.write('set -o pipefail\n')
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open.write('/usr/bin/dnf install dnf-plugins-core -y\n')
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open.write(repoclosure_cmd + '\n')
+                repoclosure_entry_point_open.close()
+                os.chmod(repoclosure_entry_point_sh, 0o755)
+                repo_combination.clear()
+
+            self.log.info('Spawning pods for %s' % repo)
+            for pod in repoclosure_entry_name_list:
+                podman_cmd_entry = '{} run -d -it -v "{}:{}" -v "{}:{}" -v "{}:{}" --name {} --entrypoint {}/{} {}'.format(
+                        cmd,
+                        self.compose_root,
+                        self.compose_root,
+                        self.dnf_config,
+                        self.dnf_config,
+                        entries_dir,
+                        entries_dir,
+                        pod,
+                        entries_dir,
+                        pod,
+                        self.container
+                )
+                #print(podman_cmd_entry)
+                process = subprocess.call(
+                        shlex.split(podman_cmd_entry),
+                        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+                )
+
+            join_all_pods = ' '.join(repoclosure_entry_name_list)
+            time.sleep(3)
+            self.log.info('Performing repoclosure on %s ... ' % repo)
+            pod_watcher = '{} wait {}'.format(
+                    cmd,
+                    join_all_pods
+            )
+
+            watch_man = subprocess.call(
+                    shlex.split(pod_watcher),
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            )
+
+            for pod in repoclosure_entry_name_list:
+                checkcmd = '{} ps -f status=exited -f name={}'.format(
+                        cmd,
+                        pod
+                )
+                podcheck = subprocess.Popen(
+                        checkcmd,
+                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                        shell=True
+                )
+
+                output, errors = podcheck.communicate()
+                if 'Exited (0)' in output.decode():
+                    self.log.info('%s seems ok' % pod)
+                else:
+                    self.log.error('%s had issues closing' % pod)
+                    bad_exit_list.append(pod)
+
+            rmcmd = '{} rm {}'.format(
+                    cmd,
+                    join_all_pods
+            )
+
+            rmpod = subprocess.Popen(
+                    rmcmd,
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    shell=True
+            )
+
+            repoclosure_entry_name_list.clear()
+            self.log.info('Syncing %s completed' % repo)
+
+        if len(bad_exit_list) > 0:
+            self.log.error(
+                    Color.BOLD + Color.RED + 'There were issues closing these '
+                    'repositories:' + Color.END
+            )
+            for issue in bad_exit_list:
+                self.log.error(issue)
 
 class SigRepoSync:
     """