diff --git a/libraries/repositories b/libraries/repositories
index 65c913c..76d9f28 100644
--- a/libraries/repositories
+++ b/libraries/repositories
@@ -3,6 +3,40 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Creates a local mirror of specified GIT repository
+# Parameters: %dest_directory% %address% [%username%]
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function mirrorGit() {
+	local DIRECTORY="${1}"
+	local ADDRESS="${2}"
+	local USER="${3:-root}"
+	if [ -d ${DIRECTORY} ]; then
+		cd ${DIRECTORY}
+		run "su ${USER} -s \"/bin/sh\" -c \"git fetch -all\"" || return 1
+	else
+		run "su ${USER} -s \"/bin/sh\" -c \"git clone --mirror --bare \
+			${ADDRESS} ${DIRECTORY}\"" || return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Creates a local mirror of specified repository regardless its protocol
+# Parameters: %dest_directory% %protocol% %address% [%username%]
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function mirrorRepository() {
+	case "${2}" in
+		[Gg][Ii][Tt])
+			mirrorGit "${1}" "${3}" "${4}" && return 0
+			;;
+		*)
+			printWarn "Tried to mirror data using unsupported protocol (${2})!"
+			;;
+	esac
+	return 1
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Prepares SSH Wrappers for use with unknown hosts (requires key authentication)
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------