Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-20 Thread Kevin Mcintyre
Hey Andrew - Thanks for this message. I'm looking to have a closer to home files that would also be available publicly. Specifically I have 1.6T disk on rackspace for hosting OSM files but the reality is this is not enough to host all the files. I'll probably start with latest planet and extract

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Andrew Byrd
Hello, I think we should clarify some terms here. The word “mirror” usually refers to a secondary copy of some very large or very heavily used resource, generally at a different physical location or network link than the primary “official” copy. Its purpose is to reduce load on the main server

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Kevin Mcintyre
Am looking for information about being a public mirror. Yes, the link was interesting to me in terms of the downstream processing...maybe not good information. On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Ian Dees wrote: > What exactly are you trying to mirror? Just the planet file (it's already > mirr

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Ian Dees
What exactly are you trying to mirror? Just the planet file (it's already mirrored and I don't think we're pushing any limits)? Are you trying to add value on top of the planet file (cutting into smaller pieces, offering extracts, etc)? On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Kevin Mcintyre wrote: > T

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Tom Hughes
On 18/11/15 17:46, Kevin Mcintyre wrote: There's some good information here - http://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html one companies process at least. Err, really? That's all about how Frederik generates his extracts surely? Have I misunderstood what you mean? I thought you were asking how

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Kevin Mcintyre
There's some good information here - http://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html one companies process at least. Appreciate the response, it's a tricky search because the results are generally information on mirrors not how to become a mirror. On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Tom Hughes wrote:

Re: [OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Tom Hughes
On 18/11/15 17:02, Kevin Mcintyre wrote: Hello - I'm seeking information on setting up a planet osm mirror. I think the reason you're not getting replies is that you're asking for something that doesn't really exist - there isn't any general infrastructure for mirrors in existence. We have

[OSM-dev] setting up mirror

2015-11-18 Thread Kevin Mcintyre
Hello - I'm seeking information on setting up a planet osm mirror. Thanks, Kevin ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev