http://theoryofcomputing.org         ISSN 1557-2862

Setting up a mirror

Requirements

• A running webserver
• 10 MB space (this will considerably increase in the future but it is expected that 500 MB will suffice for at least five years)
• wget or rsync utility: These should be included in your default Linux distribution.

If you have a Windows based setup, you can find a windows port of wget from Sourceforge.

Mirroring

In your DocumentRoot directory, execute one of the following commands:

wget --mirror --no-host-directories http://mirror.theoryofcomputing.org

or

rsync -a rsync://mirror.theoryofcomputing.org/toc ./ 

1. The rsync approach is recommended because of the lower network traffic involved.
2. We recommend that you execute this command daily around 11 am GMT.
3. We invite everybody with an interest in the theory of computing to mirror our site. If you intend to do so, please let us know. Our email address is

Last updated May 13, 2005.