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Private and Secure Networks with Linode VLAN

VLAN

Create a private Layer 2 network for secure communication between your Linodes.

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Secure Networking with Linode VLAN

Increase cloud infrastructure security and streamline broadcast traffic with a free VLAN service from Linode.

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Increase Security

Configure your Linodes with private and/or public Network Interfaces to control which of your workloads has access to public and private networks. Securely transmit sensitive data across your private VLAN.

VLAN-SetUp

Flexible, Easy Setup

Customize your private network to suit your use case. Create up to 10 Private VLANs per data center, and apply up to 3 VLANs to a single Linode. Assign your preferred private network IP range to your VLAN.

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Optimize Traffic

Streamline how your data is transmitted by segmenting traffic into smaller dedicated “lanes”, or multiple broadcast domains, to reduce broadcast traffic and application latency.

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Reduce Network Transfer Costs

Private Network transfer is free. This means that communication over a VLAN does not count against a Linode’s monthly network transfer quota.

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Creating a Private VLAN

Create your L2 private network with Linode resources running in the same data center.

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The Process Is Simple:

  1. Create Your Linodes
  2. Configure Your VLAN
  3. Attach VLAN(s) to additional Linodes

Additional Features

Free Service

VLAN is a free network service available to all Linode customers, in addition to Advanced DDoS and Cloud Firewall (Coming Soon).

Seamless VLAN Management

Configure VLAN how you prefer to configure the rest of your Linode services. Choose between the API, Command Line Interface, or Cloud Manager.

Guides and Resources

Getting Started with Linode

This guide shows you how to create a Linode, connect to your Linode over SSH, and perform tasks like updating your system, setting the hostname, and setting the correct timezone.
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Getting Started with the Linode API

This guide introduces the Linode API and demonstrates several basic interactions.
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This guide explains to new users why and how they should back up data on their Linodes.
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