[Copying this from my bug comment on
https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/8639
because I do not really know if it belongs there, here or both :)]
Hi again,
I've written a very small and simple PHP draft here:
https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/HTTP_mirror_pool/#index4h1
Simplicity might be the best idea, though, as the code needs to be
audited (#8640) before it can be used.
Best regards,
Tobias Frei
Am 19.01.2015 um 19:49 schrieb sajolida:
> Thomas White:
>> Not sure if anyone knows of this, but the following might be a good
>> solution to scale the current mirror system and is used by a number of
>> other open source projects.
>>
>> http://mirrorbrain.org
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> We already considered using mirrorbrain and it is already mentioned on
> our blueprint for a new mirror infrastructure:
>
> https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/HTTP_mirror_pool
>
> Our current plan is to write a very minimal custom PHP script.
>
> The downside of mirrorbrain here is that it's quite big (probably too
> big for what we want to do) and it's not in Debian, not really
> authenticated, audited, etc.
>
> Still, if we want to further improve our custom script in the future,
> for example to include load balancing or geolocation, we might end up
> reinventing partly the wheel when more complex tools such as mirrorbrain
> already exist.
>
> Anyway, I don't feel like I'm the right person to best argue or decide
> on this.
>
