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You can manage file mirrors by using the File Mirrors widget in the Control Panel. You can find this widget under the File Management category.
To create a new file mirror, click the File Mirrors widget. You will be prompted to select the type of mirror.
button in theIf you are creating a File System mirror, you will need to enter a writable path name that serves as the base path of the mirror.
If you are creating an Amazon S3 mirror, you will need to enter your Amazon Web Services keys, as well as the name of the bucket you would like to use. Recite CMS will create the bucket for you automatically. You can also specify the file expiry for files sent to Amazon. This is used to take advantage of web browser caching.
In addition to the per-type settings, you can also decide how CSS and JavaScript files are handled. You can choose to have Recite CMS automatically minify these files so they are quicker to download and use less bandwidth.
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to create the mirror. If the status of the mirror was set to active then an initial synchronise will be triggered. This can take a while, depending on how many files there are to transfer.