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cite ipinfo as geolocation source, mention seattle tier0 mirror
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codyro authored Oct 21, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -31,21 +31,21 @@ Use updated version of `rsync` with `xxhash` support.
```shell
/usr/bin/rsync -avSH -f 'R .~tmp~' --delete-delay --delay-updates rsync://rsync.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/ /almalinux/dir/on/your/server/
```
- The official rsync mirror is in Atlanta, GA, USA. If your mirror is not in the United States or you are
- The official tier0 rsync mirrors are in Atlanta, GA, USA, and Seattle, WA, USA. We use geolocation-based DNS steering to send your traffic to the closest tier0 mirror. If your mirror is not in the United States or you are
otherwise seeing suboptimal speed from this source we recommend performing the **initial** sync from a mirror
close to you. Make sure that your cron syncs from the official mirror, however.
3. Create a cron task to sync it periodically (we recommend updating the
mirror every 3 hours):
```shell
0 */3 * * * sleep $(((RANDOM\%3500)+1)) && /usr/bin/flock -n /var/run/almalinux_rsync.lock -c "/usr/bin/rsync -avSH -f 'R .~tmp~' --delete-delay --delay-updates rsync://rsync.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/ /almalinux/dir/on/your/server/"
```
4. Ensure the accuracy of GeoIP city, longitude, and latitude data for your mirror IP(s) with MaxMind at
[https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo).
Submit a [correction request](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-location-correction) with accurate city data
4. Ensure the accuracy of city, longitude, and latitude data for your mirror IP(s) with IPinfo at
[https://ipinfo.io](https://ipinfo.io).
Submit a [correction request](https://ipinfo.io/corrections) with accurate city data
if the information is incorrect.

Our mirrorlist URL tries to serve the best mirror to a client based on GeoIP data
so having accurate GeoIP data ensures the best possible experience for users.
Our mirrorlist URL tries to serve the best mirror to a client based on IPinfo geolocation data
so having accurate IPinfo data ensures the best possible experience for users.
5. Join the [mirror-announce](https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/mirror-announce.lists.almalinux.org/) mailing list to receive
important mirror-related updates from the AlmaLinux team.

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