The most trusted IXP platform worldwide.
Our patrons and sponsors are critical to the project's future.
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IXPs are regional internet hubs which interconnect different networks so they can efficiently and reliably exchange traffic. There are about 450 active IXPs around the world and they are a critical part of the internet's infrastructure.
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Join the global community of trusted IXPs
IXP Manager is trusted by at least 238 IXPs worldwide and has an industry reputation of helping build secure, reliable and standards-compliant IXPs.
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Full stack management platform
IXP Manager has a complete web management interface, port graphing, member and user management, reporting, member portal, and much more.
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Teaches and implements best practice
IXP Manager has been developed at INEX in Dublin, Ireland since 2005 and it is infused with 60 years of knowledge and experience of its globally respected team.
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Do more with less
One of the design goals of IXP Manager is to automate repeatable actions, enable IXP operators to work smarter and to accelerate the provision of technical support.
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MANRS Compliant
Security is always a primary goal for IXP Manager and it delivers all of the technical requirements of the MANRS IXP Programme to IXPs using the platform.
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Route server configuration
Route servers are essential IXP infrastructure and IXP Manager generates a MANRS-compliant configuration, supports both IRRDB and RPKI filtering and has a built in looking glass.
News
Nov 22, 2024
IXP Manager v6.4.2 Released - Sunsetting v6
IXP Manager v6 is now in a sunset state. The underlying technologies (PHP 8.0 and Laravel v9) have also reached end-of-life. We will continue to release updates to address any security issues until at least v7 is released and announced as stable. We plan to release IXP Manager v7 before the end of 2024.
Nov 19, 2024
IXP Manager at the 41st Euro-IX Forum
In our latest presentation at Euro-IX, we review the current 'state of the nation' for IXP Manager, briefly mention highlights from the v6 release, and then introduce v7 in detail.
Oct 31, 2024
Introducing IXP Manager v7 at RIPE 89
INEX will shortly make our first new major release of IXP Manager in over three years. Barry discusses what triggers a 'major' new release and some new features, including member diagnostics, a new configuration UI, and peer-to-peer graph ordering.
Jun 9, 2024
IXP Manager v6.4.1 Released -Polishing v6.4.0
Ten IXPs have upgraded since we released v6.4.0 just over two weeks ago. Thanks to all of them for their feedback and bug reports - especially Ed, Moritz and Nishal. v6.4.1 reflects their contributions and can be considered a polished, stable, production-ready release.
Patrons & IXP Sponsors
Ongoing development of IXP Manager is focused on delivering the functionality to meet the evolving requirements of IXPs around the world who use the platform to meet their members' peering needs. This ongoing development is financially supported by sponsorship from a number of IXPs who use the platform and also the benevolence of industry patrons who have committed to enhancing the functionality, security and scalability of the worlds' most trusted IXP management platform.
Thank you to the following Patrons for helping us to continue Powering Peering.
