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VyOS
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<p>VyOS is an open source <a href="/facts/Network_operating_system/K9MlJLI3">network operating system</a> <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a> based on <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a>. </p><p>VyOS provides a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> <a href="/facts/Routing/Ml6MVCaC">routing</a> platform that competes directly with other commercially available solutions from well-known network providers. Because VyOS is run on standard <a href="/facts/Amd64/cyWvUFlP">amd64</a> systems, it can be used as a router and firewall platform for <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud deployments</a>. VyOS can also be optimized to achieve routing at 100Gbps. </p><p>Besides being open-source, VyOS also offers subscription-based support, which includes pre-built images for cloud and virtual environments and LTS images for the 1.3 and 1.4 series. </p>