Gentoo source mirrors

Gentoo downloads can be retrieved from many mirrors around the globe. Selecting a mirror that is geographically near you may help speed up downloads.

Using source mirrors
The mirrors listed on this page contain installation files such as LiveCDs, Gentoo ebuild repository snapshots as well as distfiles (the actual program code for our packages).
To use a source mirror for Portage downloads, add a URL from the list below to the GENTOO_MIRRORS variable in make.conf. More information is available in our wiki.

rsync mirrors
We also have a second type of mirrors that you use for updating your Portage tree (configured via repos.conf). They are available on a separate page.

We would like to thank the many organizations and individuals that are providing mirroring services to the Gentoo project. If you would like to contribute a mirror, please consult the relevant documentation.

Countries covered by Gentoo source mirrors

Region	Countries
North America	CA US
South America	BR
Europe	CZ FR DE GR IT NL PL PT RO SE SK ES TR UK
Australia	AU
Asia	CN HK JP PH KR RU TW
Middle East	IL KZ

North America

CA – Canada

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Tera-byte Dot Com Inc	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://mirrors.tera-byte.com/pub/gentoo`
	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.mirrors.tera-byte.com/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://mirrors.tera-byte.com/gentoo`
University of Waterloo	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gentoo-distfiles/`
University of Waterloo	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gentoo-distfiles/`
Gossamer Threads	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.gossamerhost.com`
Gossamer Threads	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://gentoo.gossamerhost.com/gentoo-distfiles/`

US – USA

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
OSU Open Source Lab	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.osuosl.org/`
Evowise.com (Anycast: Los Angeles, New York)	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/`
Georgia Tech	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://rsync.gtlib.gatech.edu/gentoo`
Indiana University	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo`
TDS Internet Services	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo`
University of Utah	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.cs.utah.edu/`
Easynews NNTP Hosting	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/gentoo/`
Michigan Tech University	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/`
University of Delaware, Delaware Linux Users Group	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirror.lug.udel.edu/pub/gentoo/`
Rochester Institute of Technology	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirrors.rit.edu/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://mirrors.rit.edu/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://mirrors.rit.edu/gentoo/`
Pair Networks	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/`

South America

BR – Brazil

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
C3SL, Federal University of Paraná	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://gentoo.c3sl.ufpr.br/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://gentoo.c3sl.ufpr.br/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://gentoo.c3sl.ufpr.br/gentoo/`

Europe

CZ – Czech Republic

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Masaryk University Brno	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/gentoo/`
Advokatni Kancelar Kindl & Partneri	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.supp.name/`
Web4U Mirror	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.mirror.web4u.cz/`
Web4U Mirror	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://gentoo.mirror.web4u.cz/`
UPC Česká republika, a.s.	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.dkm.cz/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`https://mirror.dkm.cz/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.dkm.cz/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://mirror.dkm.cz/gentoo/`

FR – France

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
OVH	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://gentoo.mirrors.ovh.net/gentoo-distfiles/`
OVH	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://gentoo.mirrors.ovh.net/gentoo-distfiles/`
Free	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.gentoo.org/`
Free	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.gentoo.org/`
soeasyto.com	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.soeasyto.com/distfiles.gentoo.org/`
soeasyto.com	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirrors.soeasyto.com/distfiles.gentoo.org/`
modulix.net	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.modulix.net/gentoo/`

DE – Germany

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
rwth-aachen.de	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Linux/gentoo`
Ruhr-Universität Bochum	http	IPv4 only	`http://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/download/gentoo-mirror/`
Uni Erlangen-Nürnberg	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.fau.de/gentoo`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.fau.de/gentoo`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.fau.de/gentoo`
Dresden University of Technology/AG DSN	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.wh2.tu-dresden.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo`
University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/gentoo/`
1&1 Internet SE	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.eu.oneandone.net/linux/distributions/gentoo/gentoo/`
1&1 Internet SE	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://mirror.eu.oneandone.net/gentoo/`
Netcologne	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.netcologne.de/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.netcologne.de/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://mirror.netcologne.de/gentoo/`
RWTH Aachen University	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gentoo/`

GR – Greece

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
National Technical University of Athens	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/gentoo/`
National Technical University of Athens	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/gentoo/`

IT – Italy

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Evowise.com (Anycast: Milan)	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/`

NL – Netherlands

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Universiteit Twente	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/gentoo`
LeaseWeb	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.leaseweb.com/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://mirror.leaseweb.com/gentoo/`

PL – Poland

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Vectranet	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.vectranet.pl/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.vectranet.pl/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.vectranet.pl/gentoo/`

PT – Portugal

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
RNL - Técnico Lisboa	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.rnl.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pub/gentoo/gentoo-distfiles/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.rnl.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pub/gentoo/gentoo-distfiles/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.rnl.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pub/gentoo/gentoo-distfiles/`
University of Coimbra	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/gentoo/`
University of Coimbra	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/gentoo/`

RO – Romania

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Evowise.com (Anycast: Bucharest)	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/`
xservers.ro Gazduire Web	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirrors.xservers.ro/gentoo/`
Romanian Organization Network	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.romnet.org/gentoo/`

SE – Sweden

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
mdfnet.se	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.mdfnet.se/gentoo`
mdfnet.se	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.mdfnet.se/gentoo`

SK – Slovakia

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Wheel.sk	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.wheel.sk/`
Wheel.sk	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://gentoo.wheel.sk/pub/linux/gentoo/`
Rainside.sk	http	IPv4 only	`http://tux.rainside.sk/gentoo/`
Rainside.sk	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://tux.rainside.sk/gentoo/`

ES – Spain

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Evowise.com (Anycast: Madrid)	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/`

TR – Turkey

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Turkish Linux Users Group - Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi(LKD)	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.linux.org.tr/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://ftp.linux.org.tr/gentoo-distfiles/`

UK – UK

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Bytemark Hosting	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/gentoo/`
Evowise.com (Anycast: London)	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/`
The UK Mirror Service	http	IPv4 only	`http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/distfiles.gentoo.org/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/distfiles.gentoo.org/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://rsync.mirrorservice.org/distfiles.gentoo.org/`

Australia

AU – Australia

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Swinburne University of Technology	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.swin.edu.au/gentoo`
Swinburne University of Technology	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.swin.edu.au/gentoo`

Asia

CN – China

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Netease.com, Inc.	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirrors.163.com/gentoo/`

HK – Hong Kong

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
aditsu.net	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.aditsu.net:8000/`

JP – Japan

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Gentoo/`
	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Gentoo/`
Internet Initiative Japan	rsync	IPv4 + IPv6	`rsync://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/linux/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/linux/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/linux/gentoo/`

PH – Philippines

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
RISE	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://mirror.rise.ph/gentoo`
RISE	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirror.rise.ph/gentoo`

KR – South Korea

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
KAIST	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/pub/gentoo/`
KAIST	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/gentoo/`
lanet.kr	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://ftp.lanet.kr/pub/gentoo/`
	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`https://ftp.lanet.kr/pub/gentoo/`
	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://ftp.lanet.kr/pub/gentoo/`
Daum Communications Corp	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.daum.net/gentoo/`

RU – Russia

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Yandex.ru	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://mirror.yandex.ru/gentoo-distfiles/`
Yandex.ru	ftp	IPv4 + IPv6	`ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/gentoo-distfiles/`
Alexxy.name	http	IPv4 + IPv6	`http://gentoo-mirror.alexxy.name/`
Bloodhost.ru	http	IPv4 only	`http://gentoo.bloodhost.ru/`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://gentoo.bloodhost.ru/`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://gentoo.bloodhost.ru/gentoo-distfiles`

TW – Taiwan

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
National Center for High-Performance Computing	http	IPv4 only	`http://ftp.twaren.net/Linux/Gentoo/`
National Center for High-Performance Computing	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://ftp.twaren.net/Linux/Gentoo/`

Middle East

IL – Israel

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Hamakor FOSS Society	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/gentoo/`

KZ – Kazakhstan

Name	Protocol	IPv4/v6	URL
Neo Lab's	http	IPv4 only	`http://mirror.neolabs.kz/gentoo/pub`
	ftp	IPv4 only	`ftp://mirror.neolabs.kz/gentoo/pub`
	rsync	IPv4 only	`rsync://mirror.neolabs.kz/gentoo`