CTAN Mirror (LaTeX packages) in Iran
CTAN mirror (LaTeX packages) — For TeX Live updates in Iran, Rasanegaar Mirror keeps the CTAN archive close to your authors and workshops.
About CTAN
CTAN archives TeX/LaTeX packages and resources — scientific publishers and technical authors depend on packages like babel and biblatex for precise PDFs.
A TeX Live install or tlmgr refresh can move gigabytes; every refresh creates real traffic.
CTAN mirror in Iran
The CTAN mirror in Iran at mirror.rasanegaar.com/ctan serves the same archive layout so tlmgr pulls from Rasanegaar’s software repository.
Until the tree is fully live, this page keeps the target URL and connection steps ready.
On Rasanegaar Mirror
https://mirror.rasanegaar.com/ctan/This repository will be hosted on Rasanegaar Mirror soon. The target URL is reserved.
This repository will be available on Rasanegaar Mirror soon.
Manual steps
- For TeX Live, set the repository to the Rasanegaar CTAN path:
tlmgr option repository https://mirror.rasanegaar.com/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet - Refresh packages:
sudo tlmgr update --self --all - Or download packages/images from the fancyindex listing.
Updating CTAN in Iran
TeX Live updates in Iran via the local mirror save workshops and docs CI — when CTAN mirrors are slow.
After switching, keep your normal tlmgr routine; only the package origin changed.