====== Provider Mirror ====== [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] ===== Discussion ===== A Provider Mirror is a controlled local or internal copy of infrastructure-provider software packages and associated metadata used by infrastructure automation tooling without direct access to the original distribution source. The mirror may contain provider binaries, versions, platform-specific packages, integrity values, signatures, indexes, and source information. A Provider Mirror supports deterministic and disconnected initialization of [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:iac|Infrastructure as Code (IaC)]] tooling. Within Crucible, a Provider Mirror may be included in a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:transfer_bundle|Transfer Bundle]] and used during [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:platform_initialization|Platform Initialization]] in a disconnected enclave. ===== Definition ===== //controlled local or internal copy of infrastructure-provider software packages and associated metadata used without direct access to the original distribution source// ===== Source ===== Generalized from Infrastructure as Code tooling, package mirroring, plugin distribution, disconnected operations, and software supply-chain management and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model. ===== Note ===== A Provider Mirror stores provider software packages. It differs from a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_registry|Provider Registry]], which identifies and resolves Provider Plugins within an application architecture. A Provider Mirror should preserve the exact versions, integrity values, and platform compatibility information required by the infrastructure tooling. ===== Example ===== A connected environment downloads the required OpenTofu provider packages for Linux on x86-64 and AArch64, records their integrity values, and transfers them into a Provider Mirror inside an air-gapped enclave. ---- © 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.