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@@ -10,27 +10,37 @@ This document describes the way to implement a Mageia Mirror.
1) Prerequisite
---------------
-The expected size of the mirror is around 700GB.
+The expected size of the mirror is around 1.8-2TB.
+The mirror only contains the last 2 stable releases + the development
+branch called cauldron.
+
+For older unsupported releases, you can find them at the archive
+provided by distrib-coffee mirror:
+https://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia-archive/
+
+Look here to see the (planned) end of support date for each version:
+https://www.mageia.org/en/support/#lifecycle
You need rsync software to synchronise the tree.
2) Official source
------------------
-For public mirror, we encourage you to use one of our Tier1 mirror.
+For a public mirror, we encourage you to use one of our Tier1 mirrors.
+
+The servers below synchronise the tree directly from the Mageia rsync server.
-Theses servers synchronises the tree directly from the Mageia rsync server.
+ Check https://mirrors.mageia.org/ for their bandwidths.
+ Check https://mirrors.mageia.org/status for their current statuses.
- o rsync://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/mageia/
- located in Paris (France)
- o rsync://ftp.LinuxCabal.org/Mageia/
- located in Lucern (Switzerland)
o rsync://mageia.c3sl.ufpr.br/mageia/
located in Curitiba (Brasil)
o rsync://mirrors.kernel.org/mirrors/mageia/
located in USA and Europe
- o rsync://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mageia/
+ o rsync://mirror.accum.se/mirror/mageia/
located in Umea (Sweden)
+ o rsync://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/
+ located in Princeton (USA)
3) Rsync options
----------------
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ load on the remote server
-----------------------------
The tree must be synchronized at least every 2 hours.
+Tier 1 mirrors should preferably sync at least every hour.
Please ensure that another rsync process is not started while a first
one is still running. Use a lock file.
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ one is still running. Use a lock file.
5) Registering your mirror
--------------------------
-Goto at http://mirrors.mageia.org/new and enter all possible protocol.
+Go to https://mirrors.mageia.org/new and enter all possible protocols.
6) Subscribe to the mirrors-announce mailing list
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