OpenBSD can be obtained via HTTP(s) or FTP.
Typically you only need a single small piece of boot media and then the rest
of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including directly
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and information for prospective mirrors.
+
HTTP(s)
+
This is a list of currently known HTTP(s) servers and mirrors:
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The file structure of each server is roughly:
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/pub/OpenBSD/
+
/pub/OpenBSD/
Absolute path for mirrors where the OpenBSD FTP collection
must be available. This location can be a link,
if necessary.
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/pub/OpenBSD/6.5/
+
/pub/OpenBSD/6.5/
Where you find our most recent release.
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alpha/
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amd64/
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arm64/
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armv7/
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hppa/
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i386/
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landisk/
-
loongson/
-
luna88k/
-
macppc/
-
octeon/
-
packages/
+
alpha/
+
amd64/
+
arm64/
+
armv7/
+
hppa/
+
i386/
+
landisk/
+
loongson/
+
luna88k/
+
macppc/
+
octeon/
+
packages/
Binary packages (pre-compiled ports) to install on your -release
or -stable system.
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sgi/
-
sparc64/
-
src.tar.gz
- Userland sources, to be placed in /usr/src.
-
sys.tar.gz
- Kernel sources, to be placed in /usr/src/sys.
-
ports.tar.gz
- The ports tree, to be placed in /usr/ports.
-
xenocara.tar.gz
- X window system sources, to be placed in /usr/xenocara.
+
sgi/
+
sparc64/
+
src.tar.gz
+ Userland sources, to be placed in /usr/src.
+
sys.tar.gz
+ Kernel sources, to be placed in /usr/src/sys.
+
ports.tar.gz
+ The ports tree, to be placed in /usr/ports.
+
xenocara.tar.gz
+ X window system sources, to be placed in /usr/xenocara.
-
/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/
+
/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/
For our major architectures, we frequently build releases
and binary packages from our development code.
This is where we place those test releases.
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/pub/OpenBSD/tools/
+
/pub/OpenBSD/tools/
Various other little bits.
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/pub/OpenBSD/6.4/
+
/pub/OpenBSD/6.4/
Layout is similar to the 6.5 release described above.
Information for prospective mirrors
+
To be listed on this page we require mirrors to be fast, up to date,
capable, and well-connected to networks in the region in which they serve.
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syspatch/ and tools/)
+
In addition, mirrors must use a second-level mirror as their upstream.
As of 6.1, the minimum space required is approximately 700GB.
However, to reduce problems when snapshot packages are updated, it is
-recommended to use the rsync options "--delete-delay --delay-updates"
+recommended to use the rsync options --delete-delay --delay-updates
which will use additional space.
-"--fuzzy" may also be helpful to reduce the amount of data transferred
+--fuzzy may also be helpful to reduce the amount of data transferred
when updating snapshot packages.
Depending on the disk space available, mirrors may provide more contents,
such as older releases, current source tree, etc.
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with further details about their site, including network connectivity,
geographic location, and general information.
We will suggest a suitable second-level mirror to sync from;
-do not mirror from ftp.openbsd.org.
+do not mirror from ftp.openbsd.org.
Mirror operators should subscribe to the low-volume
mirrors-announce
mailing list.
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