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New Geo-Location Mirror Service

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Hi all, we’ve developed a new geo-location mirror service which should make things a lot faster, simpler and easier when installing packages, updates and downloading ISOs.

When hitting https://mirrors.almalinux.org It will allow you to:

You can help test it out. Add the following record in /etc/hosts on your server:

136.243.31.169 mirrors.almalinux.org

Now dnf will get the ten nearest mirrors from https://mirrors.almalinux.org/mirrorlist/8/

Please discuss any feedback on the AlmaLinux Community Chat, the AlmaLinux Forums or on Reddit.