lixonet-ee/bird/bird.conf.tmpl

log stderr all;         # Using docker; defer logging to stderr
debug protocols all;    # Enable debugging

router id ${address};

protocol bgp {
    description "Lixonet BGP uplink for ${address} (ASN: {$asn})";

    local as ${asn};
    source address ${address};  # What local address we use for the TCP connection
    path metric 1;		        # Prefer routes with shorter paths (like Cisco does)
}

# Define a template to use when connecting to other BGP clients
template bgp lixonet_client {
    local as ${asn};
}

# Neighbor
protocol bgp test from lixonet_client {
    neighbor 172.30.0.16 as 4206969016;
}