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This document describes the way to implement a Mageia Mirror.

1) Prerequisite
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The expected size of the mirror is around 700GB.

You need rsync software to synchronise the tree.

2) Official source
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For public mirror, we encourage you to use one of our Tier1 mirror.

Theses servers synchronises the tree directly from the Mageia rsync server.

    o rsync://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/mageia/
      located in Paris (France)
    o rsync://ftp.LinuxCabal.org/Mageia/
      located in Lucern (Switzerland)
    o rsync://distro.ibiblio.org/mageia/
      located in USA

3) Rsync options
----------------

Ensure you're using at least these options:

    -a -H

We appreciate if, in addition, you also add the options:

   --delete-after -S

Don't use the compression and checksum options, they create excessive
load on the remote server

4) Automated update procedure
-----------------------------

The tree must be synchronized at least every 2 hours.

Please ensure that another rsync process is not started while a first
one is still running. Use a lock file.

5) Registering your mirror
--------------------------

Goto at http://mirrors.mageia.org/new and enter all possible protocol.

6) Subscribe to the mirrors-announce mailing list
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To get infos about new releases uploaded to the mirrors and other mirror
updates, you can subscribe to the mirrors-announce mailing list :
https://ml.mageia.org/wwsympa-wrapper.fcgi/info/mirrors-announce

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8	misc	1113	This document describes the way to implement a Mageia Mirror.
9	misc	872
10	misc	873	1) Prerequisite
11			---------------
12	misc	872
13	misc	1113	The expected size of the mirror is around 700GB.
14	misc	872
15	misc	1113	You need rsync software to synchronise the tree.
16	misc	872
17			2) Official source
18	misc	873	------------------
19	misc	872
20	misc	1113	For public mirror, we encourage you to use one of our Tier1 mirror.
21	misc	872
22	misc	1113	Theses servers synchronises the tree directly from the Mageia rsync server.
23	misc	872
24			o rsync://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/mageia/
25			located in Paris (France)
26	nanardon	1228	o rsync://ftp.LinuxCabal.org/Mageia/
27			located in Lucern (Switzerland)
28			o rsync://distro.ibiblio.org/mageia/
29			located in USA
30	misc	872
31			3) Rsync options
32	misc	873	----------------
33	misc	872
34	misc	1113	Ensure you're using at least these options:
35	misc	872
36			-a -H
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38	misc	1113	We appreciate if, in addition, you also add the options:
39	misc	872
40			--delete-after -S
41
42	misc	1113	Don't use the compression and checksum options, they create excessive
43			load on the remote server
44	misc	872
45	misc	1113	4) Automated update procedure
46			-----------------------------
47	misc	872
48	misc	873	The tree must be synchronized at least every 2 hours.
49	misc	872
50	misc	1113	Please ensure that another rsync process is not started while a first
51			one is still running. Use a lock file.
52	misc	872
53			5) Registering your mirror
54	misc	873	--------------------------
55	misc	872
56	nanardon	1228	Goto at http://mirrors.mageia.org/new and enter all possible protocol.
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58	boklm	1487	6) Subscribe to the mirrors-announce mailing list
59			-------------------------------------------------
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61			To get infos about new releases uploaded to the mirrors and other mirror
62			updates, you can subscribe to the mirrors-announce mailing list :
63			https://ml.mageia.org/wwsympa-wrapper.fcgi/info/mirrors-announce
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