Development/Howto/Mirror
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Procedure to be inserted into the official Mandriva Mirrors list
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If you have a large internet connection (10 MBit or more for upload) and available disk space (200 GB or more), you can become an official Mandriva Mirror.
[edit] Space needed
The whole Mandriva repository weights about 700 GB, distributed between the development branch (/devel), the official branch (/official) and the old branch (/old). See Mandriva Mirror structure layout for more information.
- 160 GB /devel
- 400 GB /official
- 128 GB /old
Of course you can choose to only mirror part of the structure. Preferably, mirror /official and /devel.
[edit] Rsync command
The following command is suggested for setting up the initial mirror and updating it:
rsync -avH --partial --delete-after --delay-updates --exclude '.*' URL/ your-tree/MandrivaLinux/
YMMV, but you're encouraged to use --partial --delete-after --delay-updates to help prevent leaving the mirror in a broken state.
Avoid mirroring via HTTP or FTP protocols.
There currently three official secondary mirrors - those that sync directly from the Mandriva primary mirror:
| rsync url | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|
| carroll.cac.psu.edu::MandrivaLinux/ | USA | |
| distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr::mandrivalinux/ | France | see distrib-coffee |
| mandriva.c3sl.ufpr.br::MandrivaLinux/ | Brazil |
[edit] Mailing list
You should request a subscription to mirror-list mailing list, where announcements, notices and eventual discussions regarding mirroring are posted. To do so, send an email to distrib-admin*AT*mandrivalinux.org.
Once your mirror is set up, please send a mail to this mailing list, asking to be included in the official Mandriva mirrors list, telling the mirror geographic location, who is the mirror contact/admin (including email address), available URLs for access, and available bandwidth.
