Missing packages are not very user-friendly, so try to avoid that. That's ok, but it is very important that you monitor that and correct faults. Push mirroring is available as an alternative. Since Ubuntu only releases every six months or so, a daily check on a releases mirror is sufficient. Please try to mirror about four times a day (so every six hours) for archive mirrors. A full disk will get you out of sync and cause problems for your users. The Ubuntu archive, as of, uses about:ġ.5TB of disk space for the Ubuntu package archive. If you pay for traffic, please note that traffic might increase, a lot. If your server has insufficient bandwidth, users cannot download very well and your machine may become unreachable. People might get disappointed in you and/or Ubuntu. So if you're not planning on creating a mirror for the long run, don't register it. However, it's in nobody's interest to go and change the sources.list every time a mirror disappears. Obviously, each offer to be an Ubuntu mirror is great and users appreciate it. To keep your mirror up to date and working, please follow these guidelines:īe committed to being a mirror. If you registered a CD-mirror and registration is successful and approved, it will also show up on the Ubuntu download pages. When your registration is successful and approved, it will show up on the mirror lists on Launchpad. You may need to create a Launchpad account first. If your mirror is meant to be used by others, please go and register it at Launchpad. If you want to apply for being a country mirror, please read these requirements. If you wish to create a new mirror, please read this page and its sub-pages. Normal mirrors (reachable via their own hostname).You can also find example scripts to sync, and guidelines on maintaining your mirror. These pages tell you what to expect, and what Ubuntu expects. You can help too, by creating a mirror of your own and provide people near you with a reliable mirror. There's a team working on improving user experiences every day, making Ubuntu available to you. The distribution of Ubuntu CD images and packages can always be improved. Looking for a list of Ubuntu archive or CD images mirrors? Monitoring Scripts /PushMirroring /Scripts /Statistics
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