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Add mirror.xcobean.co.ke (Nairobi, Kenya)#1339

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Add mirror.xcobean.co.ke (Nairobi, Kenya)#1339
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@jmsperu jmsperu commented Mar 22, 2026

Summary

  • Add XcoBean Ltd as an official AlmaLinux mirror located in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Provides HTTP, HTTPS, and rsync access at mirror.xcobean.co.ke/almalinux/
  • Sponsored by XcoBean Ltd

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Name mirror.xcobean.co.ke
HTTP https://mirror.xcobean.co.ke/almalinux/
RSYNC rsync://mirror.xcobean.co.ke/almalinux/
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Sponsor XcoBean Ltd
Contact admin@xcobean.co.ke
IPv4 Yes
IPv6 Yes
Bandwidth 1 Gbps

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Howdy and thanks for the mirror! It looks like the sync is incomplete - I'm only seeing a directory for 9. Is content still syncing in?

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jmsperu commented Mar 23, 2026

Hi @jonathanspw, thanks for the review! Yes, we're currently syncing AlmaLinux 9 only (x86_64) as that's the latest major release. We have 2TB disk and are focused on current releases to keep it lean. Happy to add 8 if needed — would you prefer we include both 8 and 9?

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jmsperu commented Mar 26, 2026

Hi @jonathanspw, just following up — we're happy to add AlmaLinux 8 as well if that's needed for the listing. Let us know and we'll get it syncing. Thanks!

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Howdy @jmsperu. Unfortunately at this time a full mirror is required to be a public mirror - this means the full repository of 8, 9, and 10 with all architectures included. Do you have the capacity for this?

For private mirrors the same rules don't apply as we don't/can't verify the content of private mirrors, but you'll need to be in control of the network which you want to use the private mirror.

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@jmsperu what's your plan on this PR?

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jmsperu commented May 9, 2026

Hi Jonathan, apologies for the delay — we now have the storage and bandwidth headroom for a full mirror. Initial sync is running right now: 10.1 already complete and 8.10 + 9.7 with all four arches (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, s390x) actively pulling. Expect 100% within ~24 hours; rsync cron set to 4× daily for ongoing freshness. Thanks for the patience.

Add XcoBean Ltd as an official AlmaLinux mirror.
- HTTP/HTTPS and rsync access
- Located in Nairobi, Kenya
- Sponsored by XcoBean Ltd (https://xcobean.co.ke)
@jonathanspw jonathanspw force-pushed the add-mirror-xcobean-co-ke branch from 89251aa to c13e93f Compare May 9, 2026 15:31
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Thanks so much for the mirror! It's great to have another mirror in this underserved area!

@jonathanspw jonathanspw merged commit d42fad9 into AlmaLinux:master May 9, 2026
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