How-To Guide
NetActuate Anycast lets you announce your IP prefixes from 40+ global locations simultaneously, routing users to the nearest healthy server automatically. Built on one of the world's largest BGP-peered networks with 4,000+ peers, Anycast is the foundation for globally distributed DNS, CDN, and application architectures.
Configure Anycast
Set up anycast groups, create BGP sessions, and configure your routing daemon to start announcing prefixes globally.
- Configuring Anycast: step-by-step guide to creating BGP sessions, configuring BIRD2, and verifying prefix announcements
Kubernetes Anycast
Automate BGP session provisioning and health-based failover on Kubernetes using the open-source NetActuate BGP Controller with MetalLB, Calico, or Cilium.
- Kubernetes Anycast with BGP Controller: full deployment guide with multi-location failover
API-Driven Deployment
Deploy multiple anycast workers programmatically with ECMP load balancing across locations.
- API ECMP Deployment: provision VMs and configure BGP sessions via the API for automated multi-location anycast
Architecture Guides
Design resilient anycast architectures with these in-depth guides.
- ECMP Load Balancing: distribute traffic across multiple servers at a single location
- Redundant Anycast Groups: primary, secondary, and tertiary group design for DNS and other services
- Mixed Provider Anycast: announce the same prefix from NetActuate alongside other providers
- DDoS Best Practices: anycast group design for attack resilience
- Bring Your Own IP: use your own IP address space on the NetActuate network
Automate Your Workflow
- Terraform Provider: manage anycast sessions as infrastructure-as-code
- Ansible Playbooks: automate BGP worker deployment and configuration
- API v3 Reference: full API documentation
Open-Source Playbooks
Deploy anycast infrastructure using NetActuate's tested and maintained playbooks:
- Anycast Global Deployment: end-to-end guide from zero to running anycast cluster
- netactuate-ansible-bgp-bird2: BIRD2 BGP workers
- netactuate-ansible-bgp-frr: FRR alternative
- AI-Assisted Provisioning: use Claude Code or Cursor to deploy
Additional Resources
- Other Resources: API references, automation links, and external resources
Need Help?
Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.