The GNS3 server manages emulators such as Dynamips, VirtualBox or Qemu/KVM.
Clients like the GNS3 GUI controls the server using a HTTP REST API.
Clients like the `GNS3 GUI <https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-gui/>`_ and the `GNS3 Web UI <https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-web-ui>`_control the server using a HTTP REST API.
You will need the GNS3 GUI (gns3-gui repository) to control the server.
Software dependencies
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In addition of Python dependencies listed in a section below, other software may be required, recommended or optional.
* `uBridge <https://github.com/GNS3/ubridge/>`_ is required, it interconnects the nodes.
* `Dynamips <https://github.com/GNS3/dynamips/>`_ is required for running IOS routers (using real IOS images) as well as the internal switches and hubs.
* `VPCS <https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs/>`_ is recommended, it is a builtin node simulating a very simple computer to perform connectitivy tests using ping, traceroute etc.
* Qemu is strongly recommended on Linux, as most node types are based on Qemu, for example Cisco IOSv and Arista vEOS.
* libvirt is recommended (Linux only), as it's needed for the NAT cloud
* Docker is optional (Linux only), some nodes are based on Docker.
* i386-libraries of libc and libcrypto are optional (Linux only), they are only needed to run IOU based nodes.
Branches
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master is the next stable release, you can test it in your day to day activities.
Bug fixes or small improvements pull requests go here.
2.x (2.1 for example)
2.x (2.3 for example)
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Next major release
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Dependencies:
- Python 3.4 or above
- aiohttp
- setuptools
- psutil
- jsonschema
- Python 3.5.3, setuptools and the ones listed `here <https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-server/blob/master/requirements.txt>`_
The following commands will install some of these dependencies:
grossmj
4 years ago