I have a local mirror for the very same reason. I have put this in my crontab (all on on one line):
0 6 * * * rsync -rlptDv --delete ftp.ibiblio.org::linux_distros/gentoo/ /mnt/archive/gentoo/ It runs at six every morning (CET), the load at Ibiblio is quite low then. In the /etc/make.conf I modify the GENTOO_MIRRORS to something like: GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://192.168.1.1/gentoo ...more mirrors..." and they check my local mirror first. That's all there is to it... HTH, P�r. On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Andreas Maus wrote: > Greetings! > > So I think about to setup a local mirror for my favorite distro, > because the number of hosts in my domains are growing by about 20 > in August/September. And so they want Linux? They will get Gentoo ;-) > (I think it a good way to suggest the user to use the "good" way > of installing application. Means: ./configure ... make && make install :) > > The number of clients are growing, and so do the number of > requests for install/upgrade packages. So I think about a _complete_ > mirror of my favorite distro... > > And I mean a _full_ mirror, not only via > rsync -rlptDvz --delete rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/ ... > > But how should I mirror the packets in the distro? Via > > rsync rsync://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/gentoo-sources/ > > Is this enough ??? > > Should/must I modify the files to build the packages, > so that they are downloaded from my local mirror instead > of the "standard" (?) source from ibiblio.org ? > > When should I sync the packages to the local mirror? > I think about setting up a local user, which subscribes to the > gentoo-security list and automagical check for new messages > and sync the mirror if a security messages arrives ... > > Comments? Hints? > > So long and many thanks in advance ... Andreas. > > P.S.: Because I live on a ISDN connection, I don't think its usefull > if I made the local mirror open for everyone... > > -- > Windows 95: A 32-bit patch for a 16-bit GUI shell running on top of > an 8-bit operating system written for a 4-bit processor by a 2-bit > company who cannot stand 1 bit of competition. > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
