[gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

[gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

[Crístian Viana]

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hi,

I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the same
portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can use
crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if there's a
better alternative. I saw a wiki page which says to create one local rsync
server and have the other 6 computers synchronize with it (by pointing the
SYNC variable to the local rsync server). but I also thought NFS could be
nice: I just have to sync one machine and everyone will always be
"synchronized".

what's the best approach for this case?

thanks!

-- 
Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1]

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Re: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

[Richard Marza]

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From: Crístian Viana 
  To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org 
  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:32 PM
  Subject: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN


  hi,


  I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the same portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can use crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if there's a better alternative. I saw a wiki page which says to create one local rsync server and have the other 6 computers synchronize with it (by pointing the SYNC variable to the local rsync server). but I also thought NFS could be nice: I just have to sync one machine and everyone will always be "synchronized".


  what's the best approach for this case?


  thanks!

  -- 
  Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1]



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  The options you mentioned is the best...Just settup the rsync server on the machine you want it on and then setup a cront job to update it daily. Set your 6 hosts to use your local rsync server machine and create cron jobs for the 6 machines. Just make sure that their cron jobs are 5-10 minutes ahead of when the local rsync server updates it's files.

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Re: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

[Dale]

Crístian Viana wrote:
> hi,
>
> I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the 
> same portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can 
> use crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if 
> there's a better alternative. I saw a wiki page which says to create 
> one local rsync server and have the other 6 computers synchronize with 
> it (by pointing the SYNC variable to the local rsync server). but I 
> also thought NFS could be nice: I just have to sync one machine and 
> everyone will always be "synchronized".
>
> what's the best approach for this case?
>
> thanks!
>
> -- 
> Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1]

I think either way would work.  The bad thing about a NFS is that you 
have to run emerge --metadata to update the files in /var.  I think this 
is still correct.  I always synced to my main machine.  It is easier in 
my opinion.  I seem to recall having to uncomment one line in the config 
file and start rsyncd.  It worked.

My thoughts at least.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

[Florian Philipp]

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Crístian Viana schrieb:
> hi,
> 
> I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the
> same portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can
> use crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if
> there's a better alternative. I saw a wiki page which says to create one
> local rsync server and have the other 6 computers synchronize with it
> (by pointing the SYNC variable to the local rsync server). but I also
> thought NFS could be nice: I just have to sync one machine and everyone
> will always be "synchronized".
> 
> what's the best approach for this case?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1]

Slow network or WLAN? Use a local rsync server. There is a package for
this (app-admin/gentoo-rsync-mirror) and instructions on the net.

While you are at it, you could also install an http or ftp proxy for
distfiles. net-proxy/http-replicator should do it if you do not want a
complete proxy infrastructure.

>=100MBit connection? Use NFS. You should not only put your portage tree
on this but also distfiles and /var/cache/edb. Do not do this with
/var/db/pkg, however.

Hope this helps
Florian Philipp


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