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= How to make a Mirror of Elive =
== ISOs Mirror ==
If you have a server and would like to mirror Elive ISOs, you are more than welcome!

=== Requeriments ===
The synchronization of the ISO repository is made by rsync+ssh. This means that all is required is '''ssh''' login access, and to have '''rsync''' installed.

It is also required, of course, to have a subdomain created that points to a specific dir (this dir is your choice), like ''http://elive.yourdomain.com'' or ''http://elive.isos.yourdomain.com'', it is not really important what you name it, just have them ready :)

When you have all this ready, just send an email to [http://www.elivecd.org/Main/Contact Thanatermesis] with the details

=== Space and Bandwith ===

We don't have actual download numbers, but keep in mind that if you don't have one of these ''supa-nice-bandwidth'' that you will never use that much, just forget the idea. There are many downloads of the ISOs. Do not be scared, the max. bandwidth used for ''icedslash'' in a month was '''150 gb'''

The size needed to store the ISOs will vary, though it has never been more than 5gb (think about some isos in a directory), but if the limit is set to 10gb that would be nice :)

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== Repository Mirror ==

There you will need a lot more storage space. The repository is approx. 50 gb. If you have a very good host with very good speed and very good bandwith you will be able to mirror the repository too :). The only '''real requirement''' of this is that you maintain a long-time host. We do not want to have to change the 'sources.list' in the future due to a broken repository that will not connect anymore (in any case, it could be fixed by changing the DNS)

The special requirement of this is that you will be able to add a subdomain of a domain that you don't own, for example ''asia.repository.elive-systems.com'', you don't own the domain ''elive-systems.com'' but your mirror needs to accept this address in order to understand the redirect from the real domain.

Actually we have these two ones:
 * US - (Los Angeles): By the Elive Servers
 * Europe - (France): By Icedslash