BGP Services
Hop179 BGP Services
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Free BGP Sessions
Hop179 offers free BGP announcements for your own IP space on any of our servers in those locations.
We support both IPv4 and IPv6 BGP sessions, with the option for full or partial tables. Routing your IP addresses via BGP is completely free — simply select an option above to get started.
Need granular control? We can route specific parts of your subnet to different locations with fine-tuned precision.
No Public ASN? BYOIP is an answer!
If you don’t have your own public ASN, we can announce your IP space under our ASN (AS11967) at no cost. We’ll route it directly to your server with us or to your endpoint via various tunnel options.
We support both BGP-based routing and static routing, depending on your needs.
For more details about AS11967, visit our Network Page.
Have a custom request or any questions about BGP sessions or networking? Get in touch, and we’ll provide a tailor-made solution for you!
Note: This service is available to all Hop179 customers with a valid IP space. If you don't have your own IP space, we can help you acquire one
BGP FAQ
In all locations except for Barcelona PoP, we have automated prefix filters based on IRR data. We filter out bogon and invalid prefixes, as well as prefixes that are not in the allowed prefix list. For more information check our Filtering Algorithm page.
Yes, we have prefix limits for BGP sessions. The limits are based on PeeringDB data and are updated every 3 hours. But if you need limits adjusted, please contact us, and we can set custom limits for your session.
Yes, we do support BGP communities. You can use them for advanced traffic engineering. Full list of communities is available on our BGP.Tools page.
Yes. We allow downstream ASN support with AS-SETs. Customers must maintain their own AS-SET clean at all times, and we will use it for filtering. Additional pricing applies for downstream support.
All backbone PoPs are connected via a private iBGP mesh:
FRA, TOR, DUS, BAR, ZRH, SGP, AMS
Prefixes that are close to each other are exchanging internal routes.
Normally, we do not announce customer prefixes between PoPs, but we can do it if the customer sends us anycast community (11967,9).
- Clients provide their IPv6 prefixes or request us to register them.
- We confirm ownership and discuss desired routing policies with clients.
- Using our ASN (AS11967), we announce the registered IPv6 prefixes to the internet, making them globally reachable.
- We route the given prefix to the the VM or via tunnel.
- We monitor the network and provide technical support for managing and troubleshooting announcements.