crates.io Mirror Usage Guide

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Cargo Usage Method

Add the following content to $CARGO_HOME/config.toml:

CARGO_HOME Default Path

• On Windows, $CARGO_HOME defaults to: %USERPROFILE%\.cargo, for example C:\Users\test.cargo
• On *nix systems, $CARGO_HOME defaults to: $HOME/.cargo, for example /home/test/.cargo

Whether to use sparse index (cargo >= 1.68)

[source.crates-io]
replace-with = 'hustmirror'

[source.hustmirror]
registry = "sparse+https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn/crates.io-index/"

About Sparse Index

Starting from cargo version 1.68, sparse index is supported: no longer need to fully clone the crates.io-index repository, which can speed up package fetching.

If your cargo version is less than 1.68, you can use sparse index with cargo +nightly -Z sparse-registry update.