mirror.iith.ac.in

Note: This is not a public mirror. It is a private mirror for use inside IIT Hyderabad (IITH).
External access is not available.

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📌 Overview

mirror.iith.ac.in hosts a local package and ISO mirror to reduce external bandwidth usage and improve speed for users inside IITH.
Currently supported:

• Ubuntu Releases (ISOs, CD Images)
• APT Proxy via apt-cacher-ng

Other Linux distributions will be supported later.

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📂 Available Paths

• Ubuntu Releases (CD Images):
  http://mirror.iith.ac.in/ubuntu-releases/

• APT Proxy (via apt-cacher-ng):
  http://mirror.iith.ac.in/apt/

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⚡ Usage Guide (for IITH users)

1. Use for APT Updates

Update your /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the mirror proxy:

sudo sed -i 's|http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/|http://mirror.iith.ac.in/apt/ubuntu/|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update

2. Download Ubuntu ISOs

Instead of using external mirrors, directly download ISOs from:

http://mirror.iith.ac.in/ubuntu-releases/

⚠️ Notes

• This mirror is intended only for IITH internal network users.
• External/public use is not supported.
• Storage is limited; hence, not all versions may be retained.

🚀 Roadmap

• Add support for other distributions (Arch Linux, Fedora, Debian, etc.)
• Provide rsync access for internal mirroring.
• Add monitoring and usage statistics dashboard.

🛠️ Setup Details (for admins)

• Web Server: Caddy
• APT Proxy: apt-cacher-ng
• Sync: rsync from official upstream mirrors