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author | Fernando ApesteguĂa <fernape@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-08-11 16:52:22 +0000 |
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committer | Fernando ApesteguĂa <fernape@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-09-07 18:02:30 +0000 |
commit | 557464e66e059e785c3d83036ed2168df224198f (patch) | |
tree | 7c7984135d6c19ae782a7ec6571033bace86f333 /documentation/content/en/articles/hubs | |
parent | 8bf50482b50cd12ca1cc26d25ab8062e900b2cef (diff) |
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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/content/en/articles/hubs/_index.adoc | 16 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/hubs/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/hubs/_index.adoc index 403cd84b9a..3269322e7a 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/articles/hubs/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/hubs/_index.adoc @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ All of course for various FreeBSD versions, and various architectures. The best way to mirror the FTP area is rsync. You can install the port package:net/rsync[] and then use rsync to sync with your upstream host. -rsync is already mentioned in <<mirror-serv-rsync>>. +rsync is already mentioned in crossref:hubs[mirror-serv-rsync]. Since rsync access is not required, your preferred upstream site may not allow it. You may need to hunt around a little bit to find a site that allows rsync access. @@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ Lots of online documentation leads "interactive"users to `ftp.FreeBSD.org` so au Additionally there exists a hierarchy of mirrors, which is described in terms of __tiers__. The master sites are not referred to but can be described as __Tier-0__. Mirrors that mirror from these sites can be considered __Tier-1__, mirrors of __Tier-1__-mirrors, are __Tier-2__, etc. -Official sites are encouraged to be of a low __tier__, but the lower the tier the higher the requirements in terms as described in <<mirror-requirements>>. +Official sites are encouraged to be of a low __tier__, but the lower the tier +the higher the requirements in terms as described in +crossref:hubs[mirror-requirements]. Also access to low-tier-mirrors may be restricted, and access to master sites is definitely restricted. The __tier__-hierarchy is not reflected by DNS and generally not documented anywhere except for the master sites. However, official mirrors with low numbers like 1-4, are usually _Tier-1_ (this is just a rough hint, and there is no rule). @@ -322,7 +324,8 @@ The short answer is: from the site that is closest to you in Internet terms, or [[mirror-where-simple]] ==== I Just Want to Mirror from Somewhere! -If you have no special intentions or requirements, the statement in <<mirror-where-where>> applies. +If you have no special intentions or requirements, the statement in +crossref:hubs[mirror-where-where] applies. This means: [.procedure] @@ -335,9 +338,10 @@ This means: [[mirror-where-official]] ==== I am an Official Mirror, What is the Right Site for Me? -In general the description in <<mirror-where-simple>> still applies. +In general the description in crossref:hubs[mirror-where-simple] still applies. Of course you may want to put some weight on the fact that your upstream should be of a low tier. -There are some other considerations about _official_ mirrors that are described in <<mirror-official>>. +There are some other considerations about _official_ mirrors that are described +in crossref:hubs[mirror-official]. [[mirror-where-master]] ==== I Want to Access the Master Sites! @@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ There is one master site for the FTP fileset. This is the master site for the FTP fileset. `ftp-master.FreeBSD.org` provides rsync access, in addition to FTP. -Refer to <<mirror-ftp-rsync>>. +Refer to crossref:hubs[mirror-ftp-rsync]. Mirrors are also encouraged to allow rsync access for the FTP contents, since they are __Tier-1__-mirrors. |