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VyOS is an Open Source router operating system built on top of Debian Linux.
[https://www.vyos.net/ VyOS] is an Open Source router operating system built on top of Debian Linux.
Rather than having to configure lots of different software packages, everything is control through a single configuration file and it uses a command-line based configuration interface, similar to Juniper's JunOS. It is based on Vyatta (as is Ubiquiti's EdgeOS).
Rather than having to configure lots of different software packages, everything is control through a single configuration file and it uses a command-line based configuration interface, similar to Juniper's JunOS. It is based on Vyatta (as is Ubiquiti's EdgeOS).

Documentation for VyOS is available here: https://vyos.readthedocs.io/en/latest/


== Hardware ==
== Hardware ==


VyOS runs on standard x86 PC hardware (note that version 1.2+ requires 64-bit hardware).
TBC

* [https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm PC Engines APU2] is x86 hardware with 2-4 network interfaces, with rack-mount enclosures available
* Old [https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/ Thin Clients] on eBay can make cheap routers, as most are fan-less and come with flash storage
* More in the [https://vyos.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appendix/vyos-on-baremetal.html VyOS 'bare metal' documentation]


== Configuring network Interfaces ==
== Configuring network Interfaces ==