InstantMirror-0.2 Release

[chasd]

> http://fedorapeople.org/~wtogami/temp/InstantMirror-release/ 
> InstantMirror-0.2-0.fc8.src.rpm

Runs on F7 too.
Thank you for this, it works well in our small business environment  
where conserving bandwidth to the internet is important.

> We still don't have a hosted.fp.org project setup yet so the above is
> only the temporary location.  Until we have that permanent project
> setup, please report bugs and make suggestions for improvement here in
> this thread.

The included InstantMirror.conf file that goes into /etc/httpd/ 
conf.d/ stomps on any other configuration you may have set up.
Because the file name starts with an upper case "eye" it is loaded  
first by the

Include conf.d/*.conf

directive. It becomes the _default_ host for everything on port 80.
You can check how that works by

/usr/sbin/httpd -S
mv /etc/httpd/conf.d/InstantMirror.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/ 
zInstantMirror.conf
/usr/sbin/httpd -S
( move it back if you prefer the stomping behavior )

 From <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html>

> Main host goes away
>
> If you are adding virtual hosts to an existing web server, you must  
> also create a <VirtualHost> block for the existing host. The  
> ServerName and DocumentRoot included in this virtual host should be  
> the same as the global ServerName and DocumentRoot. List this  
> virtual host first in the configuration file so that it will act as  
> the default host.

This directive

  NameVirtualHost *:80

should be uncommented in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
and a <VirtualHost> directive should be set up for the default web  
content, and should be loaded before the InstantMirror.conf file.

I have something that works with my test system, but I'm still not in  
a position to make a bomb-proof generalized config file  
recommendation. It seems using VirtualHost is the best way to create  
the Instant Mirror, but integrating that into an existing apache conf  
needs to be handled with a bit more care. This could be communicated  
with better comments or additional commented out directives in the  
provided InstantMirror.conf file.

I use several files in conf.d to create aliases and WebDAV  
collections for calendaring and file sharing on our main server. I  
haven't tested yet with all those conf files mixed in.

Also, I think separating the logging is a good thing to do with  
directives such as

ErrorLog logs/mirror-error_log
CustomLog logs/mirror-access_log

within the InstantMirror virtual host block.
That way when the python script throws a hissy fit about file  
permissions, it is easier to find.

Thanks again for InstantMirror,


Charles Dostale