Ya. CloudRouter is interesting because it has a native api. For that reason it was brought up as an alternative to VyOS in our internal discussions.
On Sep 13, 2016 5:23 AM, "Nux!" <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > Hi, > > I like the idea. > > Cloudrouter looks really promising, I'm not too keen on VyOS (it doesn't > have a proper http api etc). > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Will Stevens" <williamstev...@gmail.com> > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Sent: Monday, 12 September, 2016 21:20:11 > > Subject: [DISCUSS] Replacing the VR > > > *Disclaimer:* This is a thought experiment and should be treated as such. > > Please weigh in with the good and bad of this idea... > > > > A couple of us have been discussing the idea of potentially replacing the > > ACS VR with the VyOS [1] (Open Source Vyatta VM). There may be a license > > issue because I think it is licensed under GPL, but for the sake of > > discussion, let's assume we can overcome any license issues. > > > > I have spent some time recently with the VyOS and I have to admit, I was > > pretty impressed. It is simple and intuitive and it gives you a lot more > > options for auditing the configuration etc... > > > > Items of potential interest: > > - Clean up our current VR script spaghetti to a simpler more auditable > > configuration workflow. > > - Gives a cleaner path for IPv6 support. > > - Handles VPN configuration via the same configuration interface. > > - Support for OSPF & BGP. > > - VPN support through OpenVPN & StrongSwan. > > - Easily supports HA (redundant routers) through VRRP. > > - VXLAN support. > > - Transaction based changes to the VR with rollback on error. > > > > Items that could be difficult to solve: > > - Userdata password reset workflow and implementation. > > - Upgrade process. > > > > The VyOS is not the only option if we were to consider this approach. > > Another option, which I don't know as well, would be CloudRouter (AGPL > > license) [2] which is purely API driven. > > > > Anyway, would love to hear your thoughts... > > > > Will > > > > [1] https://vyos.io/ > > [2] https://cloudrouter.org/ >
