On 09-01-26, Fernando Frediani wrote: > Was it asked to Netcup the possibility to increase the bandwidth available > than it is now ?
Yes, and it does not seem possible. Besides, they only reset the rate-limit once per month. We were lucky that the monthly period starts on the 9th, so we were unblocked today. Apparently their rule is: after 120 TB of monthly data, and if exceeding 1 Gbit/s for 60 minutes, you become rate-limited to 200 Mbit/s for the rest of the monthly period. We want to avoid this rate-limit in the near future, hence the limitation on rsync. Finding a new home for the main download server is also on the table as a longer-term solution. In any case, controlling the number of mirrors is always beneficial (even with unlimited bandwidth, we would end up being limited by disk I/O, CPU...) Baptiste > On 1/9/2026 1:49 PM, Baptiste Jonglez wrote: > > Hi again, > > > > We unfortunately had to close the rsync server starting from today to get > > back to manageable traffic levels. Only a few mirrors identified as > > potential tier-1 mirrors are allowed to sync, the list is available here: > > > > https://openwrt.org/downloads#mirrors > > > > Beware that this list may change in the near future (new entries / removed > > entries), and not all listed mirrors provide rsync service. > > > > We already got several proposals for tier-1 mirrors, thank you, we will > > get back to you. > > > > Baptiste > > > > On 07-01-26, Baptiste Jonglez wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Up to now, we have been offering an open rsync service to allow anybody to > > > mirror OpenWrt images and packages. Due to the increasing number of > > > people using this rsync service, this is becoming unsustainable and starts > > > to affect more critical uses of the main OpenWrt download server. > > > > > > As a first step, we have just disabled mirroring of snapshot builds > > > through rsync. The existing target "rsync://rsync.openwrt.org/downloads" > > > now only offers release builds. > > > > > > We believe snapshot builds are not very useful to mirror, and mirroring > > > them generates a lot of traffic since they are rebuilt continuously. > > > However, if you really have a good use-case for mirroring snapshot builds, > > > you can find them under the new target > > > "rsync://rsync.openwrt.org/downloads-snapshots". > > > Please pull every 24 hours at most, or even only once a week if it fits > > > your use-case. You can also selectively mirror only the targets you need. > > > If we notice too much traffic, we might close this new rsync target. > > > > > > > > > As a second step, we will soon introduce a mirror tiering system, and only > > > allow a few designated "tier 1" mirrors to pull from the main download > > > server. All other mirrors will be considered "tier 2" and will be > > > required to sync through a tier-1 server. > > > > > > Anybody can apply to become a tier-1 mirror, we are looking at good > > > geographical distribution throughout the world. We are still working out > > > the details, here is a tentative list of requirements (open to > > > discussion): > > > > > > - good uptime track record > > > - good network connectivity (ideally 1 Gbit/s of dedicated capacity) > > > - IPv6 connectivity > > > - unlimited outgoing traffic volume > > > - commitment to host OpenWrt data for at least several years > > > - carry all releases (4 TB currently, provision 6 TB for future growth) > > > - serve OpenWrt content over HTTP, HTTPS, and public rsync > > > - monitoring to detect failed rsync runs or expired HTTPS certificate > > > - a responsive contact email > > > > > > We will provide recommended rsync setup. > > > > > > Optionally, we are also exploring the possibility to point our > > > downloads.openwrt.org CDN to use these new tier-1 mirrors as origin. > > > It would probably only be done in case of emergency. If you are open to > > > such a thing, please let us know. > > > > > > To apply, you can post publicly on the [email protected] > > > mailing list or reply privately to me (my first name at > > > bitsofnetworks.org). > > > > > > Baptiste > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > openwrt-devel mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > openwrt-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel > > _______________________________________________ > openwrt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
