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# prefer-remote-fetch overlay {#sec-prefer-remote-fetch}
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`prefer-remote-fetch` is an overlay that downloads sources on a remote builder. This is useful when the evaluating machine has a slow upload while the builder can fetch faster, directly from the source. To use it, put the following snippet as a new overlay:
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```nix
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self: super: (super.prefer-remote-fetch self super)
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```
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A full configuration example that sets the overlay up for your own account could look like this
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```ShellSession
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$ mkdir ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/
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$ cat > ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix <<EOF
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self: super: super.prefer-remote-fetch self super
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EOF
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```
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