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About
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VyOS is an open-source network operating system that provides a single unified CLI and API to manage routing protocols, firewall and NAT, QoS, load balancing, DHCP and DNS servers, and many other features.
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VyOS is an open-source network operating system that provides a single unified
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CLI and API to manage routing protocols, firewall and NAT, QoS, load balancing,
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DHCP and DNS servers, and many other features.
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VyOS provides a free routing platform that directly competes with commercial
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solutions from well-known network providers. Since VyOS runs on standard amd64,
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i586, and ARM systems, it can be used as a router and firewall platform for
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cloud deployments.
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VyOS runs on a wide variety of commodity hardware, virtual machines, and
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multiple cloud environments.
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We provide a dedicated user guide for each major
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VyOS release that receives long-term support (LTS). We maintain multiple user
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guide versions, all hosted at https://docs.vyos.io.
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The user guide version corresponds to its Git branch name. To switch between
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versions, select the appropriate branch in the bottom-left corner.
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To switch between versions, select the appropriate version in the bottom-right
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corner.
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VyOS CLI syntax may vary between major and sometimes minor releases. Always
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refer to the documentation matching your current running installation. If
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Vyatta Core received fewer new features, and some of those added faced issues.
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In 2013, shortly after Vyatta Core was discontinued, the community forked its
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final version (6.6R1) to create the VyOS project.
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In 2014, the maintainers established a company to to fund VyOS development
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through technical support, consulting services, and LTS release access subscriptions.
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The company was originally named Sentrium and was later reorganized under the VyOS brand.
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Broadcom acquired Brocade in 2016 and sold Vyatta to AT&T in 2017, which in
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turn sold it to Ciena in 2021.
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final version (6.6R1) to create the VyOS project. In 2014, the maintainers
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established a company to fund VyOS development through technical support,
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consulting services, and LTS release access subscriptions. The company was
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originally named Sentrium and was later reorganized under the VyOS brand.
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Major releases
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Crux (1.2)
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Crux (the Southern Cross) was released on 28 January 2019 and marked a departure from legacy Vyatta codebase and the start of the migration from Perl to Python as the primary language.
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The underlying base system was upgraded from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 8 (Jessie).
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Crux (the Southern Cross) was released on 28 January 2019 and marked a
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departure from legacy Vyatta codebase and the start of the migration from
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Perl to Python as the primary language. The underlying base system was
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upgraded from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 8 (Jessie).
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Crux introduced many new features, some of the most noteworthy are:
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an mDNS repeater, a broadcast relay, a high-performance PPPoE server,
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Crux was the first VyOS release to feature a modular image build system.
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CLI definitions were written using an XML syntax automatically checked against a schema at build time.
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Python APIs were introduced for command scripting and
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configuration migration.
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New Perl code and old-style (non-XML) command definition were no longer accepted from that point.
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CLI definitions were written using an XML syntax automatically checked
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against a schema at build time. Python APIs were introduced for command
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scripting and configuration migration. New Perl code and old-style (non-XML)
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command definition were no longer accepted from that point.
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Crux reached the end of support in 2023.
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Unlike Vyatta, VyOS has never had closed-source code and never will.
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The only proprietary material in VyOS is non-code assets, such as
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graphics and the trademark "VyOS". [*]_ This means you can build your
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own long-term support images, since the entire toolchain is free software,
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and even distribute them, provided you rename them and remove any
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proprietary assets before building.
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graphics and the trademark "VyOS". [*]_
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Note that we do not provide support for images distributed by a third party.
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