Metalink - Metalink Generation

Metalink Generation

Metalink is XML so they can be hand crafted or XML tools can be used for automation. These tools are specifically for Metalink.

  • Bouncer is "database driven mirror management app that has three main components - a bounce script, a sentry script to check mirrors and files for integrity and a set of web-based administration tools." Bouncer supports Metalink via a patch that has not yet been integrated upstream.
  • Geo McFly (GPL) is an on the fly generator of metalinks based on the downloader's geographical location, written in Python.
  • Metalink Editor (GPL) is a Cross Platform GUI Metalink editor written in Python which allows you to create and edit Metalinks.
  • Metalink Library (GPL) is a Cross Platform Metalink library for Python and PHP based on Metalink Editor with many automatic features and an easy command-line interface to generate Metalink and Torrent files.
  • Metalink Generator can also be used to create Metalinks by filling out a Web form.
  • Metalink tools (GPL) Unix/Windows command line tools for generating Metalinks with hashes and mirror/p2p lists.
  • Dynamic online metalinks based on metadata. Automatically created metalinks based on metadata published by each mirror.
  • MirrorManager (MIT X11 license) is used by the Fedora Project for dynamically listing mirrors.
  • MirrorBrain (GPL, Apache License) is a real-time Metalink generator and download redirector. It can either return Metalinks, or automatically redirect non-Metalink clients (per HTTP redirection) to a mirror server near them. Transparent negotiation of Metalinks, embedding PGP signatures, Metalink/HTTP and other advanced features are supported. It is used for instance by openSUSE and OpenOffice.org.
  • Origo is a new and easy to use software development and hosting platform for open and closed source projects. Among many features, it has easy release management and mirroring with automatic metalink generation.

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