wiki/src/contribute/build/custom_mirror.mdwn

   1 [[!meta title="Using a custom Debian mirror to build Tails images"]]
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   5 # What?
   6
   7 You may want to use a Debian mirror different from the one
   8 `live-build` uses by default.
   9
  10 # Why?
  11
  12 1. You want to use a mirror that is faster for you, e.g. one that is
  13    in the country you live in, or a local Debian mirror.
  14 2. You have [[configured squid-deb-proxy|build/squid-deb-proxy]] to
  15    only allow access to a given set of domains.
  16
  17 # How?
  18
  19 You need to set options in live-build's configuration file
  20 (`/etc/live/build.conf`), e.g.:
  21
  22         LB_MIRROR_BOOTSTRAP="http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
  23         LB_MIRROR_BOOTSTRAP_SECURITY="http://security.debian.org/"
  24
  25         LB_MIRROR_CHROOT="http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
  26         LB_MIRROR_CHROOT_SECURITY="http://security.debian.org/"
  27
  28         LB_MIRROR_BINARY="http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
  29         LB_MIRROR_BINARY_SECURITY="http://security.debian.org/"
  30
  31 See the `lb_config(1)` manpage for details.