diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index b7222d5..513fc2b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@ For a full list of OpenDaylight releases and their CBS repos, see the
 This is only read for RedHat based operating systems. For Debian based OSs,
 this values is `none`.
 
+It's also possible to use the baseurl parameter to have a custom repository.
+
+```puppet
+class { 'opendaylight':
+  rpm_repo => 'opendaylight-5-testing',
+  baseurl => 'http://cbs.centos.org/repos/nfv7-opendaylight-5-testing/$basearch/os/'
+}
+```
+To disable the repository (For example when a repository for OpenDaylight already exists) use:
+
+```puppet
+class { 'opendaylight':
+  manage_repositories => false,
+}
+```
+
 ### Deb Repo
 
 The `deb_repo` param can be used to configure which Deb repository
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 187e7ae..957212f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 # [*rpm_repo*]
 #   OpenDaylight CentOS CBS repo to install RPM from (opendaylight-4-testing,
 #   opendaylight-40-release, ...).
+# [*baseurl*]
+#   The Yum repository URL that holds the OpenDaylight RPM
+# [*rpm_repo_gpgcheck*]
+#   Enable or disable GPG check for the RPM repository
 # [*deb_repo*]
 #   OpenDaylight Launchpad PPA repo to install .deb from (ppa:odl-team/boron,
 #   ppa:odl-team/carbon, ...).
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@
   $odl_rest_port       = $::opendaylight::params::odl_rest_port,
   $odl_bind_ip         = $::opendaylight::params::odl_bind_ip,
   $rpm_repo            = $::opendaylight::params::rpm_repo,
+  $baseurl             = "http://cbs.centos.org/repos/nfv7-${rpm_repo}/\$basearch/os/",
+  $rpm_repo_gpgcheck   = $::opendaylight::params::rpm_repo_gpgcheck,
   $deb_repo            = $::opendaylight::params::deb_repo,
   $log_levels          = $::opendaylight::params::log_levels,
   $enable_ha           = $::opendaylight::params::enable_ha,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 886bf0a..7d98dce 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   $odl_bind_ip = '0.0.0.0'
   $rpm_repo = 'opendaylight-5-testing'
   $deb_repo = 'ppa:odl-team/boron'
+  $rpm_repo_gpgcheck = 0
   $log_levels = {}
   $enable_ha = false
   $ha_node_ips = []
diff --git a/manifests/repos.pp b/manifests/repos.pp
index 2ef3511..fda6b27 100644
--- a/manifests/repos.pp
+++ b/manifests/repos.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   $deb_repo          = $::opendaylight::deb_repo,
   $rpm_repo          = $::opendaylight::rpm_repo,
   $rpm_repo_enabled  = 1,
-  $rpm_repo_gpgcheck = 0,
+  $rpm_repo_gpgcheck = $::opendaylight::rpm_repo_gpgcheck,
+  $baseurl = $::opendaylight::baseurl,
 ) inherits ::opendaylight {
   if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
     # Add OpenDaylight's Yum repository
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
       # Seems to default to present, but docs don't say
       # https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/3.4.0/type.html#yumrepo
       # https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/3.5.0/type.html#yumrepo
-      baseurl  => "http://cbs.centos.org/repos/nfv7-${rpm_repo}/\$basearch/os/",
+      baseurl  => $baseurl,
       descr    => 'OpenDaylight SDN Controller',
       enabled  => $rpm_repo_enabled,
       # NB: RPM signing is an active TODO, but is not done. We will enable
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 9571e2a..b3f4249 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ def rpm_install_tests(options = {})
   # Extract params
   rpm_repo = options.fetch(:rpm_repo, 'opendaylight-5-testing')
   java_opts = options.fetch(:java_opts, '-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true')
+  baseurl = options.fetch(:baseurl, "http://cbs.centos.org/repos/nfv7-#{rpm_repo}/$basearch/os/")
+  enable_repo = options.fetch(:enable_repo, '1')
 
   # Default to CentOS 7 Yum repo URL
 
@@ -233,10 +235,10 @@ def rpm_install_tests(options = {})
   #   don't support 1.8.7 so that's okay. See issue #36.
   it {
     should contain_yumrepo(rpm_repo).with(
-      'enabled'     => '1',
+      'enabled'     => "#{enable_repo}",
       'gpgcheck'    => '0',
       'descr'       => 'OpenDaylight SDN Controller',
-      'baseurl'     => "http://cbs.centos.org/repos/nfv7-#{rpm_repo}/$basearch/os/",
+      'baseurl'     => "#{baseurl}",
     )
   }
   it {