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IXPs are regional internet hubs which interconnect different networks so they can efficiently and reliably exchange traffic. There are about 450 active IXPs around the world and they are a critical part of the internet's infrastructure.

  • Join the global community of trusted IXPs

    IXP Manager is trusted by at least 262 IXPs worldwide and has an industry reputation of helping build secure, reliable and standards-compliant IXPs.

  • Full stack management platform

    IXP Manager has a complete web management interface, port graphing, member and user management, reporting, member portal, and much more.

  • Teaches and implements best practice

    IXP Manager has been developed at INEX in Dublin, Ireland since 2005 and it is infused with 60 years of knowledge and experience of its globally respected team.

  • Do more with less

    One of the design goals of IXP Manager is to automate repeatable actions, enable IXP operators to work smarter and to accelerate the provision of technical support.

  • MANRS Compliant

    Security is always a primary goal for IXP Manager and it delivers all of the technical requirements of the MANRS IXP Programme to IXPs using the platform.

  • Route server configuration

    Route servers are essential IXP infrastructure and IXP Manager generates a MANRS-compliant configuration, supports both IRRDB and RPKI filtering and has a built in looking glass.

News

May 12, 2026

IXP Manager v7.2.0 Released

INEX is pleased to announce the immediate availability of IXP Manager v7.2.0. This is primarily a security release following an independent security audit by ENISA and follow-up internal hardening. This release also includes some bug fixes, improvements, and new features. In particular, we are delighted to introduce our new combined peer-to-peer graph functionality.

May 11, 2026

Welcome to our new developer to the IXP Manager community

We are delighted to introduce and welcome Thomas Kerin to the IXP Manager project as a full-time senior PHP developer.

Feb 21, 2026

IXP Manager v7.1.0 Released

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of IXP Manager v7.1.0. This is primarily a security update that enables IXP administrators to protect access to administrative functions at the web server level, thereby reducing the potential URL attack surface by more than 72%.

Aug 25, 2025

IXP Manager v7.0.0 Released

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of IXP Manager v7.0.0. Thanks to many of you for your patience to date - we know this release was some time in the making. V7.0.0 includes significant framework updates, new features and improvements to our continuous integration pipeline.

Patrons & IXP Sponsors

Ongoing development of IXP Manager is focused on delivering the functionality to meet the evolving requirements of IXPs around the world who use the platform to meet their members' peering needs. This ongoing development is financially supported by sponsorship from a number of IXPs who use the platform and also the benevolence of industry patrons who have committed to enhancing the functionality, security and scalability of the worlds' most trusted IXP management platform.

Thank you to the following Patrons for helping us to continue Powering Peering.