Author: poeml Date: 2009-02-03 15:21:30 -0700 (Tue, 03 Feb 2009) New Revision: 6360 Modified: trunk/tools/download-redirector-v2/INSTALL Log: further work on the INSTALL document. Modified: trunk/tools/download-redirector-v2/INSTALL =================================================================== --- trunk/tools/download-redirector-v2/INSTALL 2009-02-03 22:21:05 UTC (rev 6359) +++ trunk/tools/download-redirector-v2/INSTALL 2009-02-03 22:21:30 UTC (rev 6360) _at_@ -189,24 +189,64 @@ mailto = your_mail_at_example.com, another_mail_at_example.com -- load the Apache modules: - a2enmod form - a2enmod dbd - a2enmod mirrorbrain +- collect a list of mirrors (their HTTP baseurl, and their rsync or FTP baseurl + for scanning). For example: + http://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/pub/MIRRORS/ftp.suse.com/projects/ + rsync://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/suse/projects/ + http://ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/distributions/ftp.suse.com/projects/ + rsync://ftp.kddilabs.jp/suse/projects/ + + + + Now you need to enter the mirrors into the database; it could be done using the + "mb" mirrorbrain tool. (See 'mb help new' for full option list.) + + mb new ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt \ + --http http://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/pub/MIRRORS/ftp.suse.com/projects/ \ + --rsync rsync://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/suse/projects/ + + mb new ftp.kddilabs.jp \ + --http http://ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/distributions/ftp.suse.com/projects/ \ + --rsync rsync://ftp.kddilabs.jp/suse/projects/ + + + The tool automatically figures out the GeoIP location of each mirror by itself. + But you could also specify them on the commandline. + + If you want to edit a mirror later, use + mb edit <identifier> + + To simply display a mirror dataset, you'd use 'mb show kddilabs', for instance. + + Finally, each mirror needs to be scanned and enabled: + mb scan --enable <identifier> + + See the output of 'mb help' for more commands. + + + + - configure Apache: + - load the Apache modules: + a2enmod form + a2enmod dbd + a2enmod mirrorbrain + - create a DNS alias for your web host, if needed - - configure the database adapter, and mod_mirrorbrain. Put it in server-wide - context, and make the file chmod 640 because it contains the database - password. + - configure the database adapter (mod_dbd) and mod_mirrorbrain. Put this + configuration in server-wide context. Make the file chmod 0640, owned + root:root because it will contain the database password. Config example:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + # for MySQL: + <IfModule mod_dbd.c> DBDriver mysql # reconnect=0 is needed with the mysql adapter. It means that connections _at_@ -223,6 +263,19 @@ </IfModule> </IfModule> + # or, for PostgreSQL: + + <IfModule mod_dbd.c> + DBDriver pgsql + DBDParams "host=localhost, user=wwwrun, pass=12345, dbname=mirrorbrain" + <IfModule !prefork.c> + # + DBDMin 0 + DBDMax 32 + DBDKeep 4 + DBDExptime 10 + </IfModule> + </IfModule> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - create a vhost for it (e.g. /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/go-oo.zrkadlo.org.conf) _at_@ -264,48 +317,14 @@ -- collect a list of mirrors (their HTTP baseurl, and their rsync or FTP baseurl - for scanning). For example: - http://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/pub/MIRRORS/ftp.suse.com/projects/ - rsync://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/suse/projects/ - http://ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/distributions/ftp.suse.com/projects/ - rsync://ftp.kddilabs.jp/suse/projects/ ++++ +That's how far the instructions go. I hope they are useful. Please subscribe to +the mirrorbrain mailing list, see http://mirrorbrain.org/communication . +Questions can be answered there, feedback is appreciated. - - Now you need to enter the mirrors into the database; it could be done using the - "mb" mirrorbrain tool. (See 'mb help new' for full option list.) - - mb new ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt \ - --http http://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/pub/MIRRORS/ftp.suse.com/projects/ \ - --rsync rsync://ftp.isr.ist.utl.pt/suse/projects/ - - mb new ftp.kddilabs.jp \ - --http http://ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/distributions/ftp.suse.com/projects/ \ - --rsync rsync://ftp.kddilabs.jp/suse/projects/ - - - The mirror doctor figures out the GeoIP location of each mirror by itself. - But you could also specify them on the commandline. - - If you want to edit a mirror later, use - mb edit <identifier> - - See the output of 'mb help' for more commands. - - Finally, each mirror needs to be scanned and enabled: - mb scan --enable <identifier> - - - - - -Sorry, but further instructions are missing here. I hope I can add them later. -For now, please contact me at <poeml_at_suse.de>, and I'll help you, and it will -give me an occasion to improve this document along the way. - TODO: - add wrapper script to run mirrorprobe / scanner as unprivileged user _______________________________________________ Opensuse-svn mailing list Opensuse-svn_at_forge.novell.com http://forge.novell.com/mailman/listinfo/opensuse-svn _______________________________________________ mirrorbrain-commits mailing list Note: To remove yourself from this list, send a mail with the content unsubscribe to the address mirrorbrain-commits-request_at_mirrorbrain.orgReceived on Tue Feb 03 2009 - 22:21:58 GMT
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