unfortunately the template mirror conversation got caught up in details and nobody took the lead on implementing a solution.
citrix has been pinging me every couple months to say 'dude, we need to remove the dependency on download.citrix.com', but i have not had the cycles to get in and solve the problem. the shutdown of that is imminent right now, so we need to solve it asap. *Will STEVENS* Lead Developer <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Paul Angus <paul.an...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > Ideally, if you put the template location in (or use a template defined > in) test_data.py then the actual location can be overridden by anyone > testing. > > For Trillian, we've copied all of the templates that people have define to > a local repo and then replace the URLs in test_data.py to reduce bandwidth > use and download times. > > Ie: > > "bootableIso": > { > "displaytext": "Test Bootable ISO", > "name": "testISO", > "bootable": True, > "ispublic": False, > "url": "{{ marvin_images_location > }}/TinyCore-current.iso", > "ostype": 'Other Linux (64-bit)', > "mode": 'HTTP_DOWNLOAD' > }, > > > > I thought that we had come up with a solution for download.cloud.com, by > having a mirrorlist hosted in Community Apache 'space' with anyone able to > out themselves forward as a mirror. > But I must admit I lost track of whether anyone made the requisite changes > in code.... > > > > > Kind regards, > > Paul Angus > > paul.an...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK > @shapeblue > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: williamstev...@gmail.com [mailto:williamstev...@gmail.com] On > Behalf Of Will Stevens > Sent: 24 February 2017 16:30 > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: Modern template hosting > > this is a hard questions. in general, we should be setting up a mirror on > some cloudstack/apache domain and then mirror to other provided templates. > > we MUST come up with a solution to deprecate 'download.cloud.com', that > is going to be going away any day now. > > i don't know the right way to solve this to be honest, but if you have > ideas, i am willing to help. > > > > *Will STEVENS* > Lead Developer > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Nathan Johnson <njohn...@ena.com> wrote: > > > So not to re-open a can of worms, but I’m in a situation where I need > > to come up with a Marvin component test that depends on a template > > based on a kernel that’s relatively new, i.e., newer than Centos 5.3 / > Ubuntu 10.04 . > > I see openvm.eu has a suitable template (Ubuntu 16.0.4 for KVM), but > > from looking at the thread "Migrating CloudStack content from > > download.cloud.com” it looks like there is resistance to using this at > > least for hosting system vm templates over concerns of neutrality. > > Would this be suitable for a component test? If not, what is a “blessed” > > template location? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Nathan Johnson > > R&D Engineer > > > > > > > > 618 Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 12 > > Nashville, TN 37211 > > General Office: 615-312-6000 > > > > website | blog | support > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
