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Polycube

eBPF/XDP-based software framework for fast network services running in the Linux kernel.

From polycube-network·Updated June 19, 2026·View on GitHub·

``Polycube`` is an **open source** software framework that provides **fast** and **lightweight** **network functions** such as bridges, routers, firewalls, and others. The project is written primarily in C++, distributed under the Apache License 2.0 license, first published in 2018. Key topics include: bpf, bridge, cube, data-plane, ebpf.

Latest release: v0.9.0
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Polycube

Polycube

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Polycube is an open source software framework that provides fast and lightweight network functions such as bridges, routers, firewalls, and others.

Polycube services, called cubes, can be composed to build arbitrary service chains and provide custom network connectivity to namespaces, containers, virtual machines, and physical hosts.

For more information, jump to the project Documentation.

Licence

Polycube is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (ALv2).

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