Re: Mirror access request for apt-archive.postgresql.org

On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 at 18:10, Abdelkader EL MASTOUR <aelmastour(at)veepee(dot)com>
wrote:

> Hello, I'm attempting to create a mirror of the bullseye-pgdg-archive
> repository for our internal network, but encountering access restrictions:
>
>
> 1. HTTPS access returns 403 Forbidden when using debmirror
> 2. rsync access (port 873) times out - appears to be unavailable
>
> Our server details:
> - Location: Netherlands (https://mirror.vptech.eu)
> - Purpose: Internal PostgreSQL package mirror
> - Repository: bullseye-pgdg-archive
>
> Could you please advise on:
> 1. Is rsync access available for apt-archive.postgresql.org? If so, can
> our IP be whitelisted?
> 2. Is there an alternative method for mirroring the archive repository?
>
>
Hi!

rsync access is not available.

The debmirror should work I think. From a quick look it looks like it
requires both Release and InRelease files in the repo, and there are only
InRelease files in the archive (unlike the non-archive repos). Christoph,
can you enlighten us on if that's likely the issue, and if there's a reason
it's not there in the archives?

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