former Rate Arch Mirrors (changed in v0.4.0) - previous README
This is a tool, which tests mirror speed for:
- Arch Linux
- including Chaotic-AUR
- including Arch Linux CN
- Arch Linux ARM
- Manjaro
- RebornOS
- Artix Linux
- CachyOS
- EndeavourOS
- any http/https mirrors via stdin.
It uses info about submarine cables and internet exchanges (kudos to TeleGeography for data) to jump between countries and find fast mirrors. And it's fast enough to run it before each system update (~30 seconds with default options).
- ArchLinux AUR:
yay -S rate-mirrors-bin
- pre-built binary with statically linkedmusl
- ArchLinux AUR:
yay -S rate-mirrors
- build binary from sources, linkingglibc
dynamically - Github releases: pre-built binary with statically linked musl
or build manually:
cargo build --release --locked
- format is:
rate-mirrors {base options} subcommand {subcommand options}
- run
rate-mirrors help
to see base options, which go before subcommand - it doesn't need root, but if you wish just pass
--allow-root
option.
Each subcommand has its own options, so run rate-mirrors arch --help
to see
arch
specific options, which should go after arch sub-command.
-
rate-mirrors arch
— fetches Arch Linux mirrors, skips outdated/syncing ones and tests them.To backup
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
file and update it with the rated mirrors run the command below:export TMPFILE="$(mktemp)"; \ sudo true; \ rate-mirrors --save=$TMPFILE arch --max-delay=43200 \ && sudo mv /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-backup \ && sudo mv $TMPFILE /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Or if you don't need a backup:
rate-mirrors arch | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
. -
rate-mirrors archarm
— fetches Arch Linux ARM mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors manjaro
— fetches Manjaro mirrors, skips outdated ones and tests them -
rate-mirrors rebornos
— fetches RebornOS mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors artix
— fetches Artix Linux mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors cachyos
— fetches CachyOS mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors endeavouros
— fetches/reads EndeavourOS mirrors, skips outdated ones and tests them -
rate-mirrors chaotic-aur
- fetches Arch Linux Chaotic-AUR mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors archlinuxcn
- fetches Arch Linux CN mirrors and tests them -
rate-mirrors stdin
— takes mirrors from stdin
Each string should comply with one of two supported formats:
- tab-separated url and country (either name or country code)
- tab-separated country and url — just in case :)
- url
Urls should be what --path-to-test
and --path-to-return
are joined to.
e.g. we have a file with mirrors (countries are required for country-hopping):
https://mirror-a.mirrors.org/best-linux-distro/
US\thttps://mirror-b.mirrors.org/best-linux-distro/
https://mirror-c.mirrors.org/best-linux-distro/\tDE
https://mirror-d.mirrors.org/best-linux-distro/\tAustria
and we'd like to test it & format output for Arch:
cat mirrors_by_country.txt | \
rate-mirrors --concurrency=40 stdin \
--path-to-test="extra/os/x86_64/extra.files" \
--path-to-return='$repo/os/$arch' \
--comment-prefix="# " \
--output-prefix="Server = "
The tool uses the following info:
- submarine cable connections
- number of internet exchanges per country and distances to weight country connections
- continents to naively assume countries of the same continent are directly linked
-
fetch mirrors from Arch Linux - Mirror status as json
-
skip ones, which haven’t completed syncing (
--completion=1
option) -
skip ones with delays-since-the-last-sync longer than 1 day (
--max-delay
option) -
sort mirrors by “Arch Linux - Mirror Status” score - the lower the better (
--sort-mirrors-by=score_asc
option) -
take the next country to explore (or
--entry-country
option,US
by default -- no need to change) -
find neighbor countries
--country-neighbors-per-country=3
, using multiple strategies:- major internet hubs first ( first two jumps only )
- closest by distance first ( every jump )
-
take
--country-test-mirrors-per-country=2
mirrors per country, selected at step 6, test speed and find 2 mirrors: 1 fastest and 1 with shortest connection time -
take countries of mirrors from step 7 and go to step 5
-
after
--max-jumps=7
jumps are done, take top M mirrors by speed (--top-mirrors-number-to-retest=5
), test them with no concurrency, sort by speed and prepend to the resulting list
alias ua-drop-caches='sudo paccache -rk3; yay -Sc --aur --noconfirm'
alias ua-update-all='export TMPFILE="$(mktemp)"; \
sudo true; \
rate-mirrors --save=$TMPFILE arch --max-delay=21600 \
&& sudo mv /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-backup \
&& sudo mv $TMPFILE /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist \
&& ua-drop-caches \
&& yay -Syyu --noconfirm'
Few notes:
- the tool won't work with root permissions because it doesn't need them
ua-
prefix means "user alias"paccache
frompacman-contrib
packageyay
is an AUR helpersudo true
forces password prompt in the very beginning
To persist aliases, add them to ~/.zshrc
or ~/.bashrc
(based on the shell you use)
Once done, just launch a new terminal and run:
ua-update-all
Here is an example of running the arch mode from Belarus (output truncated):
# STARTED AT: 2021-06-23 21:44:49.694758291 +03:00
# ARGS: rate-mirrors arch
# FETCHED MIRRORS: 845
# MIRRORS LEFT AFTER FILTERING: 471
# JUMP #1
# EXPLORING US
# VISITED US
# + NEIGHBOR ID (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR UK (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR CN (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR DE (by DistanceFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR CA (by DistanceFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR FR (by DistanceFirst)
# [US] SpeedTestResult { speed: 561.60 KB/s; elapsed: 1.087839405s; connection_time: 381.733267ms}
# [US] SpeedTestResult { speed: 1.32 MB/s; elapsed: 1.157819036s; connection_time: 276.577298ms}
# [UK] SpeedTestResult { speed: 2.65 MB/s; elapsed: 1.224126693s; connection_time: 261.353312ms}
# [UK] SpeedTestResult { speed: 5.48 MB/s; elapsed: 1.327602061s; connection_time: 94.138156ms}
# [ID] SpeedTestResult { speed: 179.68 KB/s; elapsed: 745.86963ms; connection_time: 670.100893ms}
# [DE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 1.98 MB/s; elapsed: 1.392069748s; connection_time: 106.878831ms}
# [DE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 1.76 MB/s; elapsed: 1.26812617s; connection_time: 223.358858ms}
# [CA] SpeedTestResult { speed: 1.04 MB/s; elapsed: 962.017229ms; connection_time: 517.499369ms}
# [CA] SpeedTestResult { speed: 1.67 MB/s; elapsed: 1.20327262s; connection_time: 296.884889ms}
# [FR] SpeedTestResult { speed: 2.50 MB/s; elapsed: 1.154907178s; connection_time: 341.534506ms}
# [FR] SpeedTestResult { speed: 2.25 MB/s; elapsed: 1.374341411s; connection_time: 118.696039ms}
# TOP NEIGHBOR - CONNECTION TIME: UK - 94.138156ms
# TOP NEIGHBOR - SPEED: UK - 5.48 MB/s
#
# JUMP #2
# EXPLORING UK
# + NEIGHBOR NL (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR NO (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR AU (by HubsFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR CZ (by DistanceFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR CH (by DistanceFirst)
# + NEIGHBOR SE (by DistanceFirst)
# ...
# JUMP #7
# ...
# RE-TESTING TOP MIRRORS
# [EE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 4.92 MB/s; elapsed: 1.320800025s; connection_time: 178.606272ms}
# [UK] SpeedTestResult { speed: 6.95 MB/s; elapsed: 791.741365ms; connection_time: 709.525808ms}
# [FI] SpeedTestResult { speed: 8.94 MB/s; elapsed: 1.376742398s; connection_time: 123.530685ms}
# [TR] SpeedTestResult { speed: 5.57 MB/s; elapsed: 1.243114863s; connection_time: 257.162963ms}
# [EE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 9.68 MB/s; elapsed: 1.41574022s; connection_time: 84.436077ms}
# ==== RESULTS (top re-tested) ====
# 1. [EE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 9.68 MB/s; elapsed: 1.41574022s; connection_time: 84.436077ms} -> http://mirror.cspacehostings.com/archlinux/
# 2. [FI] SpeedTestResult { speed: 8.94 MB/s; elapsed: 1.376742398s; connection_time: 123.530685ms} -> http://arch.mirror.far.fi/
# 3. [UK] SpeedTestResult { speed: 6.95 MB/s; elapsed: 791.741365ms; connection_time: 709.525808ms} -> http://archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com/archlinux/
# 4. [TR] SpeedTestResult { speed: 5.57 MB/s; elapsed: 1.243114863s; connection_time: 257.162963ms} -> http://mirror.veriteknik.net.tr/archlinux/
# 5. [EE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 4.92 MB/s; elapsed: 1.320800025s; connection_time: 178.606272ms} -> https://mirror.cspacehostings.com/archlinux/
# 6. [BY] SpeedTestResult { speed: 3.66 MB/s; elapsed: 1.455269308s; connection_time: 44.256906ms} -> http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/
# 7. [SE] SpeedTestResult { speed: 3.40 MB/s; elapsed: 1.270306507s; connection_time: 230.675741ms} -> https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/
# 8. [BY] SpeedTestResult { speed: 3.40 MB/s; elapsed: 1.467606681s; connection_time: 32.547398ms} -> http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/
# ...
# FINISHED AT: 2021-06-23 21:45:15.555642390 +03:00
Server = http://mirror.cspacehostings.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://arch.mirror.far.fi/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.veriteknik.net.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.cspacehostings.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
- westandskif (Nikita Almakov) - Link to support
The tool is made available under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).