Gentoo rsync mirrors

Gentoo is hosted by many mirrors around the globe. Selecting a mirror that is geographically near may help speed up repository syncs.

Using rsync mirrors
The mirrors listed on this page are used for updating the Gentoo ebuild repository.
To use an rsync mirror, set the sync-uri variable in the [gentoo] section of repos.conf to a URL from the list below. More information is available on the wiki.

Source (distfile) mirrors
We also have a second type of mirrors that you use for fetching installation files as well as package sources (configured via GENTOO_MIRRORS variable in make.conf). They are available on a separate page.

Sync netiquette
Please note: common gentoo-netiquette says you should not sync more than once a day. Users who abuse the rsync.gentoo.org rotation may be added to a temporary ban list.

We would like to thank the many organizations and individuals that are providing mirroring services to the Gentoo project. If you would like to contribute a mirror, please consult the relevant documentation.

Countries covered by Gentoo rsync mirrors

Region	Countries
North America (rsync.namerica.gentoo.org)	CA US
South America (rsync.samerica.gentoo.org)	BR
Europe (rsync.europe.gentoo.org)	BG RS CH CZ DE FR IE NL PL PT RO SE SK UK
Australia (rsync.au.gentoo.org)	AU
Asia (rsync.asia.gentoo.org)	CN JP KR RU TW
Africa	ZA

North America (rsync.namerica.gentoo.org)

CA – Canada

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.ca.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.ca.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Tera-byte Dot Com Inc - rsync1.ca.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.ca.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
University of Waterloo - rsync4.ca.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync4.ca.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
FailZero / Genesis Hosting Technologies - rsync7.ca.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync7.ca.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Reenigne - rsync12.ca.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync12.ca.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

US – United States of America (USA)

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rochester Institute of Technology - rsync5.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync5.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Steadfast Networks - rsync11.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync11.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rackspace Technology - rsync31.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync31.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
PlanetUnix Networks - rsync32.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync32.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Poast, LLC - rsync33.us.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync33.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

South America (rsync.samerica.gentoo.org)

BR – Brazil

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.br.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.br.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

Europe (rsync.europe.gentoo.org)

BG – Bulgaria

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.bg.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.bg.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Telepoint Ltd - rsync2.bg.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.bg.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

RS – Unknown-country-name:RS

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.rs.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.rs.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
sbb.rs - rsync1.rs.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.rs.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

CH – Switzerland

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.ch.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.ch.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
MDAPI - rsync1.ch.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.ch.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

CZ – Czechia

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.cz.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.cz.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
UPC Česká republika, a.s - rsync1.cz.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync1.cz.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Sincoolka Mirror (Club Sincoolka, Czech Technical University in Prague) - rsync2.cz.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.cz.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

DE – Germany

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Gentoo e.V. - rsync1.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync1.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
stealer.net - rsync7.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync7.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
gentoo64.net - rsync8.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync8.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen - rsync9.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync9.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - rsync10.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync10.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
RWTH Aachen University	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync15.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
mirror.netzwerge.de - rsync17.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync17.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
ftp.fau.de - rsync18.de.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync18.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

FR – France

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.fr.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.fr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Linuxant.fr - rsync1.fr.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync1.fr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

IE – Unknown-country-name:IE

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.ie.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.ie.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

NL – Netherlands

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.nl.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.nl.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Universiteit Twente - rsync2.nl.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync2.nl.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

PL – Poland

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.pl.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.pl.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

PT – Portugal

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.pt.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.pt.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rede das Novas Licenciaturas - rsync2.pt.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.pt.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

RO – Romania

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.ro.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.ro.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Romanian Organization Network	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync3.ro.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

SE – Sweden

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.se.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.se.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
tnonline.net - rsync1.se.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync1.se.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Linköping University - Lysator - rsync2.se.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync2.se.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

SK – Slovakia

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.sk.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.sk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Wheel.sk - rsync1.sk.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.sk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rainside.sk - rsync3.sk.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync3.sk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

UK – United Kingdom (UK)

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.uk.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.uk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Bytemark Hosting - rsync2.uk.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.uk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rackspace Technology - rsync4.uk.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync4.uk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

Australia (rsync.au.gentoo.org)

AU – Australia

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.au.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.au.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Swinburne University of Technology - rsync1.au.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.au.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
velladecin - rsync2.au.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.au.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rackspace Technology - rsync3.au.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync3.au.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

Asia (rsync.asia.gentoo.org)

CN – China

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.cn.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.cn.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Rackspace Technology - rsync3.cn.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync3.cn.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

JP – Japan

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.jp.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.jp.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
wide.ad.jp - rsync5.jp.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync5.jp.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

KR – Korea

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.kr.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.kr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
KAIST - rsync1.kr.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.kr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Keiverse - rsync2.kr.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync2.kr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

RU – Russia

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.ru.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.ru.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Yandex.ru - rsync2.ru.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.ru.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
alexxy.name - rsync4.ru.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync4.ru.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
MEPhI - rsync5.ru.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync5.ru.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

TW – Taiwan

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.tw.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.tw.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
NCTU CSCC - rsync1.tw.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync1.tw.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
National Center for High-Performance Computing - rsync6.tw.gentoo.org	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync6.tw.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`

Africa

ZA – South Africa

Name	IPv4/v6	URL (for `repos.conf`)
Any available mirror - rsync.za.gentoo.org	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.za.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Interexcel World Connection (Pty) Ltd / Ultimate Linux Solutions (Pty) Ltd	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync1.za.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`
Dimension Data	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync2.za.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/`