My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Discussion summary

The discussion covers how individuals and companies can obtain their own ASN and IP addresses, with differences in costs and requirements across regions like Australia and Europe. Some users share personal experiences with ASN setup and provider options.

What the discussion says

Individuals can get ASN in some regions, but costs and requirements vary.
Registering as a company may simplify ASN acquisition.
Providers like Vultr support BYOIP without extra charges.

“APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE.”
— inigyou

“Getting your own ASN is the best option.”
— miyuru

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A comprehensive beginners guide about getting your own ASN and own IP address

by antonalekseev

Is there a difference in costs/fees if you were to do this as a registered company w.r.t. an individual?

by kryptocannon

Thank you for this guide! I've been looking into getting an ASN in Australia, but the cost is much worth and the requirements stricter.

There also isn't the same kind of ecosystem locally (such as LIRs)

by ParadisoShlee

worse?

by NooneAtAll3

I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond.

Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem onerous, and you are not held to the plans, it's just to check you have a need for the resources.

by inigyou

> No, you can ask your provider to announce the IPs for you via a private ASN, but I have not seen a provider that is cheap enough to do BYOIP without an ASN. Getting your own ASN is the best option.

BYOIP in AWS is free. and VPC have lot of customisable and all are well documented.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoi...

by miyuru

Probably the only part of that setup on AWS that wouldn't cost a fortune.

by yawndex

I've been running my own ASN for a while. I route both IPv6 and v4 back to my home network over wireguard. I use Vultr for one of my providers.

They have no additional charge for BYOIP and you can use their private ASN if you don't have your own: https://docs.vultr.com/support/products/network/can-i-use-my...

If I used AWS the bandwidth charges would probably be a bit high.

by icedchai

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A comprehensive beginners guide about getting your own ASN and own IP address
by antonalekseev
Is there a difference in costs/fees if you were to do this as a registered company w.r.t. an individual?
by kryptocannon
Thank you for this guide! I've been looking into getting an ASN in Australia, but the cost is much worth and the requirements stricter.
There also isn't the same kind of ecosystem locally (such as LIRs)
by ParadisoShlee
worse?
by NooneAtAll3
I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond.
Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem onerous, and you are not held to the plans, it's just to check you have a need for the resources.
by inigyou
> No, you can ask your provider to announce the IPs for you via a private ASN, but I have not seen a provider that is cheap enough to do BYOIP without an ASN. Getting your own ASN is the best option.
BYOIP in AWS is free. and VPC have lot of customisable and all are well documented.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoi...
by miyuru
Probably the only part of that setup on AWS that wouldn't cost a fortune.
by yawndex
I've been running my own ASN for a while. I route both IPv6 and v4 back to my home network over wireguard. I use Vultr for one of my providers.
They have no additional charge for BYOIP and you can use their private ASN if you don't have your own: https://docs.vultr.com/support/products/network/can-i-use-my...
If I used AWS the bandwidth charges would probably be a bit high.
by icedchai