Arch Linux Mirror Setup

Arch Linux Mirror Setup Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to mirror setup on Arch Linux, including mirror selection, mirror ranking, and mirror synchronization.

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Table of Contents

1. Using Reflector
2. Manual Mirror Selection
3. Mirror Ranking
4. Troubleshooting

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Using Reflector

Install Reflector

Install Reflector:

# Install Reflector
sudo pacman -S reflector

# Generate mirrors
sudo reflector --country "United States" --latest 10 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Reflector Options

Common options:

# Top 10 by rate
sudo reflector --latest 10 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# By country
sudo reflector --country "United States" --latest 20 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# HTTPS only
sudo reflector --latest 10 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

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Manual Mirror Selection

Edit Mirrorlist

Edit manually:

# Edit mirrorlist
sudo vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# Uncomment preferred mirrors
# Order matters - first is tried first

Mirror Format

Mirror format:

Server = https://mirror.example.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

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Mirror Ranking

Test Mirrors

Test speed:

# Install rankmirrors
sudo pacman -S pacman-contrib

# Rank mirrors
rankmirrors -n 10 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

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Troubleshooting

Slow Downloads

Change mirror:

# Use Reflector
sudo reflector --country "United States" --latest 10 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# Update
sudo pacman -Syu

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Summary

This guide covered mirror setup, Reflector, manual selection, and troubleshooting.

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Next Steps

• Arch Linux Repository Configuration - Repositories
• Arch Linux Package Management - Package management
• ArchWiki Mirrors: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mirrors

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This guide is based on the ArchWiki. For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official ArchWiki.