Border
Border is a network management application in early development.
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What is Border?
Border is a network management application in early development. It is not suitable for use, but builds are made available for testing purposes. We will announce when Border matures and is ready for use. Border includes the following programs:
border
— Network management applicationborder-crypt
— Crypted password generator (forborder.conf(5)
)
Border programs and their config files are extensively documented in the Border User Manual and manpages.
Border installation
Warning
Border releases are currently early development public alpha releases, i.e., they are published only for testing purposes. They are not fit for use.
Border software packages are available for the following operating system platforms:
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/10/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el10.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/10/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el10.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/9/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el9.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/9/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el9.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/8/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el8.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-epel
and akira-epel-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/epel/testing/8/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.el8.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-epel-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-epel-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Fedora Linux
42 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-fedora
and akira-fedora-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/testing/42/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.fc42.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-fedora-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-fedora-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Fedora Linux
42 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-fedora
and akira-fedora-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/testing/42/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.fc42.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-fedora-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-fedora-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Fedora Linux
41 (x86_64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-fedora
and akira-fedora-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/testing/41/x86_64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-fedora-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-fedora-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
To install Border version 1.99.7 on Fedora Linux
41 (aarch64), follow these steps as the root
user.
First, install the akira-release
RPM package that will
add the akira-fedora
and akira-fedora-testing
DNF repositories to your system,
as well as associated GPG keys used to verify signed RPM packages from
these repositories:
# dnf install https://download.banu.com/packages/akira/1.99/fedora/testing/41/aarch64/akira-release-1.99.7.20250831123527.772ce56e35-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
Then, enable the akira-fedora-testing
DNF repository:
# dnf config-manager setopt akira-fedora-testing.enabled=1
Then, install the border
RPM package that will install the
Border software and documentation:
# dnf install border
Then, if you wish to run Border,
configure border
suitably by
editing /etc/border/border.conf
, and then run it:
# systemctl enable --now border
Note
Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux clones such as Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux can use the Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages of the corresponding version and follow the corresponding installation instructions.
Border documentation
Border is documented in the Border User Manual, and manpages are provided for the Border programs and their config files. The user manual and manpages are also included in the software packages.
Branch | Type | User Manual | User Manual | Download HTML | README | License |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.99 | Development | View PDF | View HTML | Download HTML ZIP | View README | View LICENSE.txt View LICENSE-web.txt |
Border support
- To report a bug in the product, please email <border-bugs@banu.com> with detailed information about the issue. Please include sufficient information to allow reproduction of the problem by us.
- Personal users of Border may email the Border mailing lists for support. Please see the mailing lists instructions on how to use the lists.
- Commercial users of Border should follow the instructions provided to them for creating support tickets.