* Official mirrors: we are listed as official URL for a few projects such as [CentOS](https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/).
* Official mirrors: we are listed as official URL for a few projects such as [CentOS](https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/) and [AlmaLinux](https://mirrors.almalinux.org/).
* Local mirrors: we just mirror the content so it is available in case something goes wrong on external servers, it allows us to have a consistent and reproducible installation process.
You can request a local mirror, by creating a [SNOW](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal/service-element.do?name=linux-desktop) request to Linux support.
You can request a local mirror, by creating a [SNOW](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=service_element&name=linux-desktop) request to Linux support.
[//] #Isn't this url (https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=service_element&name=linux-desktop) more usefull/precise than the one above? LMK if I have to change it.
Please note that being an official mirror for a new open source project needs to go through a careful review (space, bandwidth, rules, content validation, etc...).