Kindly I am looking for VPS with BGP session for hobby ASN only. Purpose is learning routing itself, not production use kindly.
Requirements are as follows:
I have contacted Contabo, Vultr, Hetzner, and RackNerd. All have denied kindly. Is this possible at this price point itself, or am I searching for something which does not exist only?
Thank you in advance for your guidance.
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Someoneelses business model does not work this way. The Capital Expense of ASN registration, IRR maintenance, route objects, LOA paperwork — these require StaffTime. At fifteen Dollars you are not paying for StaffTime. You are paying for Electricity and depreciation only.
Footnotes:
[1] ARIN/WHOIS fees, RIPE membership if EU, the whole ecosystem assumes you have RealMoney not HobbyMoney
BGP economics, II. Provider survey, III. Alternatives, IV. Conclusion), the market structure for BGP at hobby scale involves several factors worth enumerating in detail:
1. Provider categories
A. Tier-1 adjacent: never touch sub-$100
B. Colo with blended IP: possible with cross-connect fees
C. VPS with "bring your own IP": rare, waitlisted
D. LIR services: RIPE membership required
2. Survey results (as I mentioned above, 47 providers contacted 2023-2025)
- Positive responses: 3
- With waitlist >12 months: 2
- Actually delivered: 0
3. Alternatives
- HostHatch "network learner" tier: $89/mo, no ASN required (https://hosthatch.com)
- Route server access at IX: requires physical presence
- Simulation with GNS3/EVPN: free, zero packets on real wire
Conclusion: possible but not at stated price. Adjust expectations or budget.
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«the Hobby ASN» is not cheap only. I am try with «the InterServer» last year, and the waitlist is 18 month. Oui, 18.
They have «the KnownHost» also but the price is 45 USD. I am give up and use the HostHatch instead. Not BGP itself but I learn the routing anyway.
BGP at 15 is fantasy buy a used router on ebay lab at home
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Has anyone actually gotten a BGP session at $15?
