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| 24 | </body> |
24 | </body> |
| 25 | </section> |
25 | </section> |
| 26 | <section> |
26 | <section> |
| 27 | <title>Update Frequency</title> |
27 | <title>Update Frequency</title> |
| 28 | <body> |
28 | <body> |
| 29 | <p>We ask that source mirrors be updated at least 3-4 times throughout the day. At a minimum, source mirrors should be updated once per day.</p> |
29 | <p>All mirrors must be synchronized every four hours, starting at midnight, UTC.</p> |
| 30 | </body> |
30 | </body> |
| 31 | </section> |
31 | </section> |
| 32 | </chapter> |
32 | </chapter> |
| 33 | <chapter> |
33 | <chapter> |
| 34 | <title>Implementation details</title> |
34 | <title>Implementation details</title> |
| 35 | <section> |
35 | <section> |
| 36 | <body> |
36 | <body> |
| 37 | <p>for new source mirror requests, the procedure will be as follows:</p> |
37 | <p>for new source mirror requests, the procedure will be as follows:</p> |
| 38 | <p>Someone asks to be a mirror, then we verify that the mirror exists and we can connect to it properly. Then, in the next 48-72 hours we will determine if your mirror is syncing correctly with <path>www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/</path> and accordingly with this policy.</p> |
38 | <p>Set up your server to rsync with www.ibiblio.org::gentoo. Once you have a complete mirror of that server, please file a bug report on bugs.gentoo.org under the "rsync" category stating that you have a new mirror and wish it to be added to the list of official mirrors.</p> |
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39 | <p>We will then verify that the mirror exists and we can connect to it properly. Then, in the next 48-72 hours we will determine if your mirror is syncing correctly and in accordance with this policy.</p> |
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40 | |
| 40 | <p>If all steps went smoothly, we will then add you to our list of <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml">download mirrors</uri> on the main web site.</p> |
41 | <p>If all steps went smoothly, we will then add you to our list of <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml">download mirrors</uri> on the main web site. We will also send you the login information for our private master distfile mirror which is only available to official Gentoo Linux source mirrors.</p> |
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42 | |
| 42 | <p>Additionally, you, the mirror admin will be added to the gentoo-mirrors mailing list (low traffic) so that you can folllow all issues associated with source mirrors. |
43 | <p>Additionally, you, the mirror admin will be added to the gentoo-mirrors mailing list (low traffic) so that you can folllow all issues associated with source mirrors. |
| 43 | </p> |
44 | </p> |
| 44 | <note> |
45 | <note> |
| 45 | Thanks for helping out Gentoo Linux users and developers! :) For any mirror administration issues or problems, please contact <mail link="mirror-admin@gentoo.org">mirror-admin@gentoo.org</mail>. |
46 | Thanks for helping out Gentoo Linux users and developers! :) For any mirror administration issues or problems, please contact <mail link="mirror-admin@gentoo.org">mirror-admin@gentoo.org</mail>. |
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| 50 | <chapter> |
51 | <chapter> |
| 51 | <title>Short FAQ</title> |
52 | <title>Short FAQ</title> |
| 52 | <section> |
53 | <section> |
| 53 | <title>Q: Who should I contact regarding new mirrors or to get my mirror added to the Gentoo web site?</title> |
54 | <title>Q: Who should I contact regarding new mirrors or to get my mirror added to the Gentoo web site?</title> |
| 54 | <body> |
55 | <body> |
| 55 | <p>A: <mail link="klieber@gentoo.org">klieber@gentoo.org</mail></p> |
56 | <p>A: Please file a bug on bugs.gentoo.org under the rsync category.</p> |
| 56 | </body> |
57 | </body> |
| 57 | </section> |
58 | </section> |
| 58 | <section> |
59 | <section> |
| 59 | <title>Q: Who should I contact regarding mirror issues and maintenance?</title> |
60 | <title>Q: Who should I contact regarding mirror issues and maintenance?</title> |
| 60 | <body> |
61 | <body> |
| 61 | <p>A: <mail link="mirror-admin@gentoo.org">mirror-admin@gentoo.org</mail></p> |
62 | <p>A: Please file a bug on bugs.gentoo.org under the rsync category.</p> |
| 62 | </body> |
63 | </body> |
| 63 | </section> |
64 | </section> |
| 64 | |
65 | |
| 65 | <section> |
66 | <section> |
| 66 | <title>Q) How do I find the mirror nearest to me?</title> |
67 | <title>Q) How do I find the mirror nearest to me?</title> |
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| 68 | <p>A) mirrorselect was designed to do this for you. If you haven't already run <c>emerge mirrorselect</c> then do it. |
69 | <p>A) mirrorselect was designed to do this for you. If you haven't already run <c>emerge mirrorselect</c> then do it. |
| 69 | Then run: <c>mirrorselect</c>. An ncurses-based menu will display allowing you to select a mirror close to you. |
70 | Then run: <c>mirrorselect</c>. An ncurses-based menu will display allowing you to select a mirror close to you. |
| 70 | </p> |
71 | </p> |
| 71 | </body> |
72 | </body> |
| 72 | </section> |
73 | </section> |
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74 | <section> |
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75 | <title>Q) How much space does a full source mirror require?</title> |
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76 | <body> |
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77 | <p>A) At the moment, a full mirror requires between 30GB and 40GB of disk space. |
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78 | </p> |
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79 | </body> |
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80 | </section> |
| 73 | </chapter> |
81 | </chapter> |
| 74 | </guide> |
82 | </guide> |
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