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IX ports on LINX, AMS-IX and DE-CIX connected to dedicated server or VM
Hi there community,
Currently I have a dedicated server in London and a 1G remote IX service on LINX.
I was looking to expand to AMS-IX and DE-CIX but sadly my provider told me they have paused offering services on AMS-IX and can only offer a 10G service on DE-CIX with dedicated cross connect as they don't have spare capacity.
I think my requirements are pretty simple...
- I need dedicated 4 CPU cores, either a VM or a dedicated server
- 25G disk space, preferably SSD
- 2 x IPv4 addresses and /64 IPv6 range with umetered 1G
- Ability to upload my own ISO and install my own OS via VM webui or IPMI
- Separate unmetered 1G ethernet interface for the IX, I don't mind if the IX is delivered over a VLAN on the interface; alternatively a VLAN on a single 10G interface which the IP's are on
As one can deduce, I am peering as close to the exchange as possible and tunneling traffic back to my network.
I'm currently paying £120.00 for the LINX port (incl membership fee), £50 for a E3-1240 v5 dedicated server with a 240Gb SSD and £1 for the extra IPv4 address.
Can anyone recommend providers that can assist me with a service like this?
Thanked by 1helloitsmeagain
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https://www.bandwidth.co.uk/connectivity/reseller-ports/ams-ix
https://quprawholesale.com/diensten/colocation-amsterdam-nederland/
https://www.a2b-internet.com/datacenterservices/colocatie/
They will be able to help you
theres providers / cooperations for kleyrex & locix, maybe could be helpful for you?
It would need to be AMS-IX and/or DE-CIX, I'm also open to large exchanges in USA.
Biggest issue I've found is finding a company willing to offer me a dedicated server (or even a VM) that is connected to the exchange.
https://ifog.ch/en/ip/ixp-access
https://ifog.ch/en/ip/ixp-access-vm-amsterdam
"ix vm" in google
vserver.site
securebit
serveperso
we are aware of
Those are all garbage, especially securebit.
Thanks so much so far for your recommendations guys, its very much appreciated. I'll provide some feedback of this adventure when I have more feedback from the providers mentioned.
Yeah bandwidth is very limited, mostly a bottleneck on those vms. Also we had multihoming issues with securebit, which never got solved.
Only person I can recommend is iFog (as long as you don't mind lowend servers)
We would be able to help you get onto AMS-IX and DE-CIX through a partner ...
Can you please send me a DM if you are not yet fulfilled with the capacities you would like? There's more specifics to discuss.. would you prefer for example two servers: one in NL for AMS-IX, one in DE for DE-CIX, or have one backhaul to the other country?
I'm currently pushing up to 200Mbit/s to/from LINX with a total of about 50TB per month, I've emailed them nonetheless to see if they can help with 1Gbit/s.
The person who replied above you, Ricky, he is also great.
I am just naively curious: why would one need a VM with a dedicated connection to an IX? Is it because they do an heavy exchange of traffic (maybe couple Gbps sustained 7/24) with one of the participant networks in that same IX? Why not use the same connection that hosting network provides?
I'd exceed 1G on a single interface. I mean a single 10G interface would also work.
Seems a fair price for the CPU. How much RAM? Would you be willing to share the provider?
Sorry for not having much to contribute in regards to your question.
Current dedi I have has 32G , I only need 8G.