Hi, On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 01:43:20 -0700, Dave Fisher wrote: > Are there requirements for more than what is on the mirrorbrain page?
The page should list all essential requirements. > http://mirrorbrain.org/requirements/ > > Extracting the list gives: > > Apache HTTPD server > mod_mirrorbrain > mod_form > mod_geoip / libGeoIP > PostgreSQL (or Apache DBD API compatible driver) While the DBD framework would allow to use other databases, MirrorBrain depends on features that only PostgreSQL offers. So this is a must, I'm sorry ;-) > mod_asn ? Highly useful when there are many mirrors, and when downloads are large. Both is the case with OOo. Thus, we have used mod_asn for OOo downloads so far and I would really recommend to continue using it. > If we are on ASF hardware then we won't want to serve a local copy: > > So, "Alternatively, a pseudo file tree can created locally. In that case, > MirrorBrain needs to be configured to never deliver files directly." > > http://mirrorbrain.org/archive/mirrorbrain/0045.html MirrorBrain is more than a file server or redirector. It automates the creation of checksums, hashes, torrents, metalinks and serves cryptographic signatures. Files need to be present locally to exploit these features. These features are useful for OOo because downloads are generally large, which requires reliable transfer. > >> @List: > >> Has anybody an idea about where to host this service? It doesn't need to > >> be necessarily inside the ASF. > > > > Really nobody? > > If the mirrorbrain instructions are that simple and can be easily > supplemented with detail. Setting up MirrorBrain would be one way, but it would require replication additional configuration (for instance, download statistics) that we have built on the current download server (download.services.openoffice.org). Another way would be to simply have a virtual machine, where we move the current server to. That would cause the least effort, I guess. Starting from scratch would mean to lose a lot of the previos work -- and I really mean lots, which I dare to judge because I spent a lot of time with download.services.openoffice.org. On the other hand, having MirrorBrain at the core of the ASF's mirror system could be interesting for other projects, too. I know closer.cgi but I'm sure that MirrorBrain could serve the ASF well. (Well possible as an addition, rather than a replacement, for a soft transition.) That might outweigh the pain of creating OOo's download service from scratch in a different environment. Are you involved in maintaining ASF infrastructure, or know people who are? > Like what database is currently being used on download.s.oo.o? and which > version? Uhm, PostgreSQL 8.4.4. (But any 8.3/8.4 version should do.) Thanks, Peter
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