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VPS — optional
No link of your own? Rent a VPS (paid) and you can be up within a few hours. Peering itself stays free either way — no strings attached.
Free, community-run IX
A community-run internet exchange, build networks for the love of it
BEE-IX is a free, community-run IPv6 peering fabric — any network can join, at no cost. Already have a link of your own? Point it at us. If you don't, you can rent a VPS (paid) and connect through that. The route server, prefix filtering and Looking Glass are free to everyone who peers here.
AS210925
Route server
IPv6
IPv6-only peering
RPKI·IRR
Prefix filtering
Looking Glass
Live session state
Why BEE-IX
Peering without needing a rack
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IRR filtering, RPKI on the way
Every announcement is checked against IRR data — a prefix with no matching object never makes it onto the route server, so nobody inherits someone else's config mistake. RPKI validation is being rolled out right now.
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BGP community control
Blackhole, no-export, prepend, selective announcements — full control through large communities, 32-bit ASNs included.
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Looking Glass in your dashboard
BGP session state, prefix counters and uptime — live in your dashboard, without having to email anyone.
How it works
Three steps to peering
Request
Send a request with your ASN and how you plan to connect. We settle the details and I add your config to the route server.
Connect
Got your own link? Great. If not, rent a VPS (paid). Either way you get an IPv6 address on the peering LAN.
BGP session
Bring up a BGP session to route server AS210925 and your prefixes start propagating to the other members.
Technical details
Route server ASN
AS 210925
Peering LAN (IPv6)
2001:7f8:11f:be00::/64
Route server IPv6
2001:7f8:11f:be00::1
Bring your network into the hive
Peering at BEE-IX is free. The VPS is optional — a separate paid service from the sole proprietor.
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