= Setting up an Emdebian Mirror =

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== Get the scripts ==

For setting up a mirror, especially a push-triggered mirror, it's  probably the easiest to use ftpsync. Refer to http://www.debian.org/mirror/ftpmirror.en.html#how for getting  the scriptset.

== Setup the scripts ==

Generally, you can follow the instructions in the README, with some  minor modifications:
 * Create a dedicated user for the whole mirror.
 * Create a seperate directory for the mirror, writeable by the new user.
 * Unpack ftpsync.tar.gz or clone the repository archvsync.git in the  mirror user's $HOME
 * Place the ftpsync.conf.sample into $HOME/etc as ftpsync-grip.conf and edit it to suit your system. You should at the very least change the TO (directory for the mirror), RSYNC_HOST (host to sync from) and RSYNC_PATH (archive to sync, in this case "emdebian") lines.
 *  The official README suggests to name the conf file ftpsync.conf. But  as we intend to mirror a special archive called "grip", the conf file has to be named ftpsync-grip.conf
 * Create $HOME/log (or wherever you point $LOGDIR to)
 * Setup the .ssh/authorized_keys for the mirror user and place the  public key of your upstream mirror into it. Preface it with:

{{{
no-port-forwarding,no-X11-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,no-pty,command="~/bin/ftpsync",from="IPADDRESS"
}}}

 Replace $IPADDRESS with that of your upstream mirror.

== Obtain the correct key ==

http://www.emdebian.org/~archvsync/pushmirror.pub

This is the key which the Emdebian server will use to push files.

== Sizes ==

The full Emdebian mirror is ~79Gb, so allow 90-100Gb.

= Starting the push =

You need to ask on the debian-embedded@lists.debian.org mailing list to be added to the push. To do that, you need to supply the shortname and server name of the mirror:

e.g.
hands debian.hands.com
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