Eve-ng [Trusted Source]

Want to practice BGP, MPLS, or firewalls without risking your day job?

EVE-NG runs as a bare-metal hypervisor (or on top of VMware/Proxmox) and lets you drag-and-drop real network device images.

It’s the gold standard for network emulation. Unlike basic simulators, EVE-NG runs REAL vendor images (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, etc.). eve-ng

Tried EVE-NG (Community) on a dedicated Ubuntu server.

Physical labs are expensive, loud, and heavy. GNS3 is great but can be finicky with certain topologies. Want to practice BGP, MPLS, or firewalls without

Are you using EVE-NG, or are you still on GNS3? Let me know below. 👇

✅ True emulation – It runs the actual OS, not a fake CLI. ✅ Topology flexibility – Build complex multi-vendor labs in minutes. ✅ Integration – Connects to physical networks and VMware/Proxmox. ✅ Two flavors – Free Community Edition (powerful) or Pro (multi-user, Native client). Unlike basic simulators, EVE-NG runs REAL vendor images

Ask me anything about setup – happy to help.