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Network Peering
Secure, High-Speed Private Network Peering.
Connect your infrastructure across entire continents using UpCloud’s private global backbone. Low latency, high security, and zero cost.
Antti, Capacity Management Specialist
Seamless Connectivity
Zone-to-Zone SDN Peering allows you to connect any two SDN Private Networks within Europe or within the United States. Whether you are connecting data centers in Helsinki and Madrid, or linking resources between different UpCloud accounts, your data travels exclusively over UpCloud’s private fiber backbone.
With your data bypassing the public internet entirely, you ensure your mission-critical data remains secure, private, and unaffected by external network congestion.
Seamless Connectivity
Connecting Across Data Centers
Link your resources between different UpCloud data centers, such as seamlessly connecting servers in Helsinki and Madrid.
By routing traffic over our dedicated private network, you ensure low latency and high availability for your distributed applications or disaster recovery setups, entirely separated from the public internet.
Connecting Across UpCloud Accounts
Securely link private networks spanning different UpCloud user accounts.
Share databases, isolate staging and production environments, or integrate external services seamlessly, all while maintaining the strict security boundary of UpCloud’s private backbone.
UpCloud Network Peering Benefits
Zero Cost Cross-Zone Traffic
Unlike other hosts that charge per GB for data transfer between regions, UpCloud offers Zone-to-Zone Peering at no additional cost. We define our regions by continent. This means you can peer between any of our European data centers (or any US data centers) for free.
- Competitors: Limit free peering to a single metro area or charge heavy fees for cross-region traffic.
- UpCloud: Offers true geographic redundancy across the entire continent—without the bandwidth tax.
Performance & Low Latency
Leverage the power of UpCloud’s proprietary global backbone. By keeping traffic off the public internet, we eliminate the jitter and unpredictable routing hops associated with standard web traffic.
- Speed: Experience typical throughput speeds of 1–5 Gbit/s.
- Stability: Direct fiber connections provide the lowest possible latency for real-time data synchronization.
Cross-Account Flexibility
Collaboration is built-in. You can peer networks within your own organization or connect securely with partners using different UpCloud accounts. This enables secure data sharing between entities without exposing endpoints to the public web or managing complex VPN credentials.
Network Peering Use Cases
Disaster Recovery & High Availability
Build robust Business Continuity (BC) plans by synchronizing large datasets between geographically distant data centers.
- Scenario: Run a master database in Frankfurt and a hot standby in Amsterdam ensuring robust business continuity.
- Benefit: In the event of a local outage, your data is already replicated and ready to go. With almost zero effect on your uptime.
Secure Offsite Backups
Adhere to the 3-2-1 backup rule by moving sensitive backups to a secondary location.
- Scenario: Push encrypted backups from New York to Chicago.
- Benefit: Geographic isolation of backups protects you from localized disasters while keeping the data transfer secure within the private network.
Network Peering vs. Utility Network
UpCloud offers two robust networking options. Choose the one that best fits your architecture.
| Feature | Network Peering | Utility Network |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | High Performance (1–5 Gbit/s) | Standard (1 Gbit/s) |
| Reach | Cross-Zone (EU-wide or US-wide) | Global (Single Account**) |
| Scope | In or between accounts | Within a single account |
| Segmentation | Full segmentation support (Create multiple isolated networks) | Single, flat network per account |
| Configuration | Configurable via API or Control Panel | Pre-configured, works out of the box |
| Ideal for | Custom architecture, HA clusters, Cross-account linking | Simple server-to-server communication, quick setups |
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Network Peering Documentation
Network Peering FAQ
Zone-to-Zone SDN Peering is available within the European region (e.g., Helsinki to Madrid) OR within the US region (e.g., New York to Chicago). Trans-continental peerings are available at extra cost, please contact our sales team to learn more.
This feature is provided on a best-effort basis. While we do not impose hard caps on free traffic, we reserve the right to manage network resources to ensure fair usage for all customers. Typical speeds range from 1 to 5 Gbit/s depending on the distance between data centers.
You do not need the overhead of managing IPsec tunnels or VPN keys. Because the traffic flows over UpCloud’s private software-defined network (SDN) and does not touch the public internet, it is inherently isolated and secure.
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