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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/source_mirrors.xml"> |
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<title>Gentoo Linux Source Mirrors Policy</title> |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<mail link="klieber@gentoo.org">Kurt Lieber</mail> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Editor"> |
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<mail link="cshields@gentoo.org">Corey Shields</mail> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Editor"> |
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<mail link="bennyc@gentoo.org">Benny Chuang</mail> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Editor"> |
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<mail link="jforman@gentoo.org">Jeffrey Forman</mail> |
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</author> |
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<abstract> |
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This document explains the requirements for source mirrors. |
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<version>1.8</version> |
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<date>2006-10-17</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Requirements</title> |
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<title>Minimum Bandwidth</title> |
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<p> |
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To properly host a source mirror, you should have a minimum of 5Mbps upstream |
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bandwidth. ADSL and cable connections do not generally make adequate |
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connections for distfile hosts due to their limited upstream performance. |
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<title>Minimum Disk Space</title> |
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The space requirements depend on whether you choose to run a "Full" mirror or a |
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"Distfiles only" mirror. Full mirrors require 90 GB of disk space. Distfiles |
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only mirrors require 50 GB of space. |
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</body> |
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<title>Minimum User Count</title> |
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We ask that you support a minimum of 15 and preferrably 30 concurrent user |
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connections. |
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<title>Update Frequency</title> |
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All mirrors must be synchronized every four hours, starting at midnight in your |
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local time zone. This helps distribute the load out over a period of time, |
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rather than having all mirrors synchronize at the same time. |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<title>Mirror Needs</title> |
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<p> |
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Your mirror may not be added immediately to our listing and given access to the |
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private distribution point. We add mirrors on an as-needed basis so as not to |
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clutter up the listing, and to provide an adequate amount of high speed |
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mirrors. You are more than welcome to peek in #gentoo-mirrors on |
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irc.freenode.org and chat up to see the status of your mirror being added to |
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our official network. |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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<title>Implementation details</title> |
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For new source mirror requests, the procedure will be as follows: |
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Set up your server to rsync with ftp.ussg.iu.edu::gentoo-distfiles. Once you |
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have a complete mirror of that server, please file a bug report on <uri |
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link="http://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mirrors">bugs.gentoo.org</uri> |
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under the <c>Mirrors</c> category stating that you have a new mirror and wish |
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it to be added to the list of official mirrors. Please specify whether you |
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wish to be a "Full" mirror or "Distfiles only" mirror. Distfiles |
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only mirrors will be designated as such on the website. |
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Full mirrors must carry the following directories (plus any directories that |
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get added in the future): |
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<ul> |
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<li>/releases</li> |
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<li>/experimental</li> |
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<li>/distfiles</li> |
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<li>/snapshots</li> |
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<li>/grp</li> |
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Distfiles only mirrors need to carry the following directories: |
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<li>/distfiles</li> |
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<li>/snapshots</li> |
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We will then verify that the mirror exists and we can connect to it properly. |
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Then, in the next 48-72 hours, we will determine if your mirror is syncing |
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correctly and in accordance with this policy. |
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If all steps went smoothly, we will then add you to our list of <uri |
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link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">download mirrors</uri> on the main web site. We |
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will also send you the login information for our private master distfile mirror |
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which is only available to official Gentoo Linux source mirrors. |
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Additionally, you, the mirror admin, will be requested to subscribe to the |
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gentoo-mirrors mailing list (low traffic) so that you can follow all issues |
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associated with source mirrors. |
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<note> |
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Thanks for helping out Gentoo Linux users and developers! :) For any mirror |
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administration issues or problems, please contact <mail |
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link="mirror-admin@gentoo.org">mirror-admin@gentoo.org</mail>. |
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</note> |
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<warn> |
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Do NOT email mirror-admin@gentoo.org for mirror requests, please file a bug. It |
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makes mirror tracking easier on us. |
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</warn> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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<title>Short FAQ</title> |
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Q: Who should I contact regarding new mirrors or to get my mirror added to the |
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Gentoo web site? |
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A: Please file a bug on bugs.gentoo.org under the <c>Mirrors</c> category. |
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</section> |
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<title>Q: Who should I contact regarding mirror issues and maintenance?</title> |
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A: Please file a bug on bugs.gentoo.org under the <c>Mirrors</c> category. |
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</section> |
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Q: I run a private source mirror for my company. Can I still access the |
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private master source mirror? |
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A: Because our resources are limited, we need to ensure we allocate them in |
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such a way to provide the maximum amount of benefit to our users. As such, we |
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limit connections to our master rsync and distfile mirrors to public mirrors |
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only. Users are welcome to use our regular mirror system to establish a |
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private source mirror. |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<title>Q: How do I find the mirror nearest to me?</title> |
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A: mirrorselect was designed to do this for you. If you haven't already run |
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<c>emerge mirrorselect</c>, then please do so. Then run: <c>mirrorselect</c>. |
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An ncurses-based menu will display allowing you to select a mirror close to |
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you. |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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Q: I don't have that much disk space. Can I mirror part of the sources? |
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A: Yes, if you are unable to mirror our full sources, you can elect to mirror |
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the following two directories only: |
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<ul> |
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<li>/distfiles</li> |
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<li>/snapshots</li> |
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</ul> |
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These two directories will require approximately 50GB of space and you will be |
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listed on our site as a distfiles-only mirror. |
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</section> |
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Q: Do I have to turn on Directory Indexing for directories served up via HTTP? |
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A: Directory Indexing is required for the /releases and /experimental |
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directories, but can be turned off for all other directories (including |
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/distfiles) if you wish. |
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</section> |
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<title>Q: Do I have to mirror historical? I mean, it is old releases.</title> |
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A: Of course not, it is quite a bit of data. In your rsync command, add |
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<path>--exclude=/releases/historical</path> to your rsync options. This will |
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exclude historical and save you quite a bit of space. |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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