Files can also be transferred between two remote systems via ssh. So,
one of them can be only a data hosting.

Aitor.

On 30/09/15 15:06, aitor_czr wrote:
> Hi, Tilt,
>
> A copy of the directory should work, but if you want to keep it
> up-to-date, then it requires actively running (e.g. a dedicated
> server). The repository can be updated localyand then the changes can
> be uploaded to de server, of course, but it requires a mantainer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aitor.
>
> On 29/09/15 22:11, Daniel Reurich <daniel@???> wrote:
>> On 30/09/15 02:15, tilt! wrote:
>>> >Ok!:) One more question:
>>> >
>>> >Suppose at some point a new mirror had to be set up (for example
>>> >in Australia).
>>> >
>>> >Is the mirror then just a copy of a directory - for example,
>>> >"/dists/devuan" on an FTP or HTTP server - or does it require actively
>>> >running software for self-maintainance (like the "rebuild" operation
>>> >you have described)?
>>> >
>> Only for the /devuan repo. The /merged repo uses url rewriting to refer
>> to /devuan, deb-multimedia, and debian using amprolla. So you will need
>> to replicate packages.devuan.org/devuan and run amprolla which does the
>> url rewriting and will need to be configured to redirect to your nearest
>> upstream mirrors.
>>

>> Regards,
>>     Daniel