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This article gives a quick overview of the steps needed to create a new cvmfs repository and activate it on the clients. The repository name used in the examples is '''my.repo.fqdn'''; replace it with the appropriate name (i.e., a fully-qualified domain name corresponding to a domain name is owned by the party being served). At Nikhef, the Stratum-0 and Stratum-1 servers are ''mesthoop'' and ''cvmfs01'' (an alias), respectively, == Stratum-0 == * '''Create''' a new repository: cvmfs_server mkfs -w http://<STRATUM-0>/cvmfs/my.repo.fqdn -o cvmfs my.repo.fqdn * '''Populate''' a new repository, or '''update''' an existing repository: cvmfs_server transaction my.repo.fqdn rsync -av <SRCDIR> /cvmfs/my.repo.fqdn/ cvmfs_server publish my.repo.fqdn Note that the rsync and publish commands may take some time. It is useful to execute them from a screen session. (or to abort:) cvmfs_server abort my.repo.fqdn * Enable replication to Stratum-1 servers: cvmfs_server alterfs -m on my.repo.fqdn (this was needed when creating a new repository with cvmfs <= 2.1.14). * Periodically resign the repository (at least every 30 days): cvmfs_server resign my.repo.fqdn or use a [[Media:Cvmfs-stratum0-resign.sh|script]] to resign all repositories that are configured on the Stratum-0 server. This script is weekly executed from a cron job. == Stratum-1 == * Add the public key of the new repository to /etc/cvmfs/keys/my.repo.fqdn.pub * Add the repository: cvmfs_server add-replica http://<STRATUM-0>/cvmfs/my.repo.fqdn /etc/cvmfs/keys/my.repo.fqdn.pub * To synchronize: cvmfs_server snapshot my.repo.fqdn or use a [[Media:Cvmfs-stratum1-synchronize.sh|script]] to update snapshots of all repositories: /usr/local/sbin/cvmfs-stratum1-synchronize.sh This script is executed every hour from a cron job to synchronize all repositories that are configured on the Stratum-1 server. == Clients == * Add the public key of the new repository to /etc/cvmfs/keys/my.repo.fqdn.pub * Configuration for the new repository: # cat /etc/cvmfs/config.d/my.repo.fqdn.conf CVMFS_PUBLIC_KEY=/etc/cvmfs/keys/my.repo.fqdn.pub CVMFS_SERVER_URL=http://<STRATUM-1>/cvmfs/@fqrn@/ '''Make sure that the clients connect to the Stratum-1 servers via a local Squid proxy!'''

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