Alpine Linux Mirror Guide in Iran
Alpine is musl/apk-based and small. Planned path: /alpine.
About Alpine
Alpine shows up in Docker images and small appliances; apk is fast but needs a reachable mirror.
main and community branches per release are pulled constantly in CI.
Alpine mirror in Iran
A local mirror keeps apk off the international path and steadies container builds inside Iran.
The switch guide will appear here once the mirror is ready.
On Rasanegaar Mirror
https://mirror.rasanegaar.com/alpine/This repository will be hosted on Rasanegaar Mirror soon. The target URL is reserved.
How to use the Alpine mirror in Iran
This section will be completed once the mirror is live.
Manual steps
- Point apk repositories at the Rasanegaar Alpine mirror:
/etc/apk/repositorieshttps://mirror.rasanegaar.com/alpine/ - Refresh the package index:
sudo apk update
Switch with script
curl -fsSL https://mirror.rasanegaar.com/scripts/switch-alpine.sh | sudo bash
Updating Alpine in Iran
When dl-cdn or official mirrors are slow from Iran, apk upgrade against the local mirror is the better default.
Keep the branch (e.g. v3.xx) aligned with the installed release.
Revert to official repository
If you need official upstream again:
curl -fsSL https://mirror.rasanegaar.com/scripts/revert-alpine.sh | sudo bash