# git remote repositories 2 messages from 2005-04-22 to 2005-04-23. Participants: Dan Weber, Petr Baudis. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/257 ## Dan Weber, 2005-04-22 23:38 Subject: git remote repositories Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.62.0504221929480.20133%40mirrorlynx.com ``` Hi, It wasn't that long ago that the pasky git tree was relocated. This required a modification to the .git directory in a local pull. A dns system could be built to ensure the following: A) quick easy lookup of archive locations B) handle changes of repository location C) add mirror support So heres the plan... I do a lot of work in sip/voip field, and our approach to handling backup proxies and routers is to use a dns srv record. Here's how it works for voip/sip. _{protocol}._{transport}.{name}.hostname.org A sample lookup: dig SRV _sip._udp.proxy-dca.broadvoice.com ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;_sip._udp.proxy-dca.broadvoice.com. IN SRV ;; ANSWER SECTION: _sip._udp.proxy-dca.broadvoice.com. 86400 IN SRV 1 0 5060 proxy.mia.broadvoice.com. _sip._udp.proxy-dca.broadvoice.com. 86400 IN SRV 0 0 5060 proxy.dca.broadvoice.com. Now of course we could null out some of those fields and swap sip for git and udp for rsync, then replace proxy.foo to rsync://host/path/to/git. Since we're using rsync, mirroring is simplified by just rsyncing the trees. Dan ``` ## Petr Baudis, 2005-04-23 23:16 Subject: Re: git remote repositories Message-ID: <20050423231630.GJ13222@pasky.ji.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20050423231630.GJ13222%40pasky.ji.cz In-Reply-To: ``` Dear diary, on Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 01:38:43AM CEST, I got a letter where Dan Weber told me that... > It wasn't that long ago that the pasky git tree was relocated. This > required a modification to the .git directory in a local pull. A dns > system could be built to ensure the following: > > A) quick easy lookup of archive locations > B) handle changes of repository location > C) add mirror support What's wrong with just doing roundrobin? :) -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ C++: an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog. -- Steve Taylor ```