Overview
VyOS on AWS is a versatile router and firewall solution, offering advanced networking features like VPN, NAT, and traffic management. It enhances security, improves connectivity, and ensures scalable network infrastructure within AWS environments. Ideal for optimizing cloud-based networks.
Experience the unparalleled functionality of the VyOS Universal Router.
An open-source network operating system underpinned by the robust Debian GNU/Linux.
Crafted with the modern IT landscape in mind, VyOS Universal Router delivers a command line interface similar to traditional hardware routers but without complex licensing or artificial limitations.
Its API-driven architecture and fully open-source code make it a game-changer in the industry.
VyOS Universal Router thrives on bare metal and all major hypervisors and cloud platforms.
Scales seamlessly from small devices to multi-core/nic instances
With this flexibility, you can harmonize your on-premises and cloud networks, eliminating the need for costly, proprietary VPN solutions.
Deploy VyOS Universal Router to create cost-effective, robust remote access VPNs for your off-site personnel or site-to-site VPNs
Equipped with an exhaustive suite of features, VyOS Universal Router goes beyond what's expected from a router.
From sophisticated routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, and RIP to advanced VPN and tunneling protocols, including IPsec, VTI, L2TP, OpenVPN, Wireguard, GRE, IPIP, SIT, VXLAN, L2TPv3, GENEVE, we have you covered.
Enjoy enhanced security with an interface and zone-based firewalls, NAT, and high availability features such as VRRP and connection table synchronization.
VyOS Universal Router also offers QoS, NetFlow, sFlow traffic accounting, and Telegraf for enhanced telemetry.
VyOS Universal Router simplifies network management like never before.
Benefit from image-based upgrades that allow you to revert to previous versions with ease
Stateful Command Line Interface (CLI) with commit and rollback capabilities, as well as built-in config versioning and archiving.
Automation is the cornerstone of modern IT management, and VyOS Universal Router doesn't fall short.
With built-in SaltStack integration and an official Ansible module, and Terraform support, automate your configuration workflow effortlessly. VyOS Universal Router provides an HTTP API for those bespoke automation solutions, offering endless possibilities for network configuration and management.
Experience the future of multi-cloud networking with VyOS Universal Router, where power, flexibility, and reliability come together for an unmatched networking solution.
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Highlights
- Dynamic routing supports industry protocols like BGP, OSPFv2/v3 and additional capabilities like policy-based Routing
- VPN Gateway - IPSec, VTI over IPSec, GRE over IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, SSTP
- Firewall/NAT Gateway - Stateful firewall, Zone-Based Firewall, NAT
Details
Typical total price
$0.508/hour
Features and programs
Financing for AWS Marketplace purchases
Pricing
Free trial
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
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t3.small | $0.10 | $0.021 | $0.121 |
t3.medium | $0.10 | $0.042 | $0.142 |
t3.large | $0.40 | $0.083 | $0.483 |
t3.xlarge | $0.60 | $0.166 | $0.766 |
t3.2xlarge | $0.80 | $0.333 | $1.133 |
t3a.small | $0.10 | $0.019 | $0.119 |
t3a.medium | $0.10 | $0.038 | $0.138 |
t3a.large | $0.40 | $0.075 | $0.475 |
t3a.xlarge | $0.60 | $0.15 | $0.75 |
t3a.2xlarge | $0.80 | $0.301 | $1.101 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
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EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
There are no refunds but you have one month trial to decide if product fits your needs
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Usage instructions
Deploying a VyOS Instance on AWS
A detailed instruction is available in the documentation: Running VyOS Universal Router in AWS .
Brief Summary
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Launch the Instance
- Log in to the AWS Management Console.
- Select the VyOS AMI from the AWS Marketplace .
- Choose the desired instance type and configure settings such as network and storage.
- Specify a key pair (or create one if necessary) to enable SSH access.
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Provisioning
- Wait for the instance to finish provisioning. Confirm it is in the "Running" state in the AWS EC2 console.
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Connect to the Instance
- Use your key pair to SSH into the instance:
Replace <instance_public_ip> with the public IP of your instance.
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Initial Configuration
- Begin configuring your VyOS system using CLI commands based on your network requirements.
For detailed instructions, refer to the VyOS Documentation .
Resources
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Support
Vendor support
By default, the VyOS Universal Router includes Standard support, providing significant benefits for users:
- Email Support with 10 annual tickets included, offering direct access to expert help.
- Next-business-day SLA for Severity 1 / 2 incidents, ensuring rapid response to critical issues.
- Access to system update images.
To activate these support benefits, customers need to contact support@vyos.io after deploying their first instance.
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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