Open source projects from n2x.io.

n2x-cli

This repository contains n2xctl, a tool for managing the n2x.io SASE platform from the command line.

n2xctl is available for a variety of Linux platforms, macOS and Windows.

Minimun Requirements

n2xctl has the same minimum requirements as Go:

• Linux kernel version 2.6.23 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• FreeBSD 11.2 or later
• MacOS 10.11 El Capitan or later

Getting Started

See Quick Start to learn how to start building your n2x cloud-agnostic architecture.

See Installation for more details and other platforms.

Documentation

For the complete n2x.io platform documentation visit n2x.io/docs.

Installation

Download Binaries

Linux, macOS and Windows binary downloads are available from the Releases page.

You can download the pre-compiled binaries and install them with the appropriate tools.

Linux Installation

Linux binary installation with curl

1. Download the latest release.

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/linux/amd64/n2xctl"
   

2. Validate the binary (optional).

   Download the n2xctl checksum file:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/linux/amd64/n2xctl_checksum.sha256"
   

   Validate the n2xctl binary against the checksum file:

   sha256sum --check < n2xctl_checksum.sha256
   

   If valid, the output must be:

   n2xctl: OK
   

   If the check fails, sha256 exits with nonzero status and prints output similar to:

   n2xctl: FAILED
   sha256sum: WARNING: 1 computed checksum did NOT match
   

3. Install n2xctl.

   sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 n2xctl /usr/local/bin/n2xctl
   

   Note: If you do not have root access on the target system, you can still install n2xctl to the ~/.local/bin directory:

   chmod +x n2xctl
   mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
   mv ./n2xctl ~/.local/bin/n2xctl
   # and then append (or prepend) ~/.local/bin to $PATH
   

4. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

Package Repository

n2x.io provides a package repository that contains both DEB and RPM downloads.

Debian/Ubuntu

1. Run the following to setup a new APT sources.list entry and install n2x-cli:

   echo 'deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.n2x.io/apt/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/n2x.list
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install n2x-cli
   

2. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

RHEL/CentOS

1. Run the following to create a n2x.repo file and install n2x-cli:

   cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/n2x.repo
   [n2x]
   name=n2x repository - stable
   baseurl=https://repo.n2x.io/yum
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=0
   EOF
   sudo yum install n2x-cli
   

2. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

Homebrew installation on Linux

If you are on Linux and using Homebrew package manager, you can install the n2x.io CLI with Homebrew.

1. Run the installation command:

   brew install n2x-io/tap/n2x-cli
   

2. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

macOS Installation

macOS binary installation with curl

1. Download the latest release.

   Intel:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/darwin/amd64/n2xctl"
   

   Apple Silicon:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/darwin/arm64/n2xctl"
   

2. Validate the binary (optional).

   Download the n2xctl checksum file:

   Intel:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/darwin/amd64/n2xctl_checksum.sha256"
   

   Apple Silicon:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/darwin/arm64/n2xctl_checksum.sha256"
   

   Validate the n2xctl binary against the checksum file:

   shasum --algorithm 256 --check n2xctl_checksum.sha256
   

   If valid, the output must be:

   n2xctl: OK
   

   If the check fails, sha256 exits with nonzero status and prints output similar to:

   n2xctl: FAILED
   sha256sum: WARNING: 1 computed checksum did NOT match
   

3. Make the n2xctl binary executable.

   chmod +x n2xctl
   

4. Move the n2xctl binary to a file location on your system PATH.

   sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
   sudo mv n2xctl /usr/local/bin/n2xctl
   sudo chown root: /usr/local/bin/n2xctl
   

   Note: Make sure /usr/local/bin is in your PATH environment variable.

5. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

Homebrew installation on macOS

If you are on macOS and using Homebrew package manager, you can install the n2x.io CLI with Homebrew.

1. Run the installation command:

   brew install n2x-io/tap/n2x-cli
   

2. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

Windows Installation

Windows binary installation with curl

1. Open the Windows PowerShell as Administrator and create the n2x folder.

   mkdir 'C:\Program Files\n2x'
   

2. Download the latest release into the n2x folder.

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/windows/amd64/n2xctl.exe"
   

3. Validate the binary (optional).

   Download the n2xctl.exe checksum file:

   curl -LO "https://dl.n2x.io/binaries/stable/latest/windows/amd64/n2xctl.exe_checksum.sha256"
   

   Validate the n2xctl.exe binary against the checksum file:

   • Using Command Prompt to manually compare CertUtil's output to the checksum file downloaded:

     CertUtil -hashfile n2xctl.exe SHA256
     type n2xctl.exe_checksum.sha256
     

   • Using PowerShell to automate the verification using the -eq operator to get a True or False result:

     $($(CertUtil -hashfile n2xctl.exe SHA256)[1] -replace " ", "") -eq $(type n2xctl.exe_checksum.sha256).split(" ")[0]
     

4. Add the folder C:\Program Files\n2x to your PATH environment variable. You can either append or prepend it to the existing value.

   $ENV:PATH="$ENV:PATH;C:\Program Files\n2x"
   

5. Verify that the installed version is the latest:

   n2xctl version show
   

Running with Docker

You can also run n2xctl as a Docker container.

Registry:

• ghcr.io/n2x-io/n2xctl

Example usage:

docker run --rm -ti -v $HOME/.n2x:/root/.n2x:ro ghcr.io/n2x-io/n2xctl help

Artifacts Verification

Binaries

All artifacts are checksummed and the checksum file is signed with cosign.

1. Download the files you want and the checksums.txt, checksum.txt.pem and checksums.txt.sig files from the Releases page:

2. Verify the signature:

   cosign verify-blob \
       --cert checksums.txt.pem \
       --signature checksums.txt.sig \
       checksums.txt
   

3. If the signature is valid, you can then verify the SHA256 sums match the downloaded binary:

   sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt
   

Docker Images

Our Docker images are signed with cosign.

Verify the signatures:

COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=1 cosign verify ghcr.io/n2x-io/n2xctl

Usage

To view a list of available commands and options, simply run:

n2xctl help

For in-depth information about specific commands and their usage, refer to our dedicated CLI Command Reference guide.

Uninstall

Uninstall n2x-cli in Linux

To remove n2xctl from the system, use the following commands:

Binary

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/n2xctl
sudo rm -f $HOME/.n2x

Package Repository

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt-get -y remove n2x-cli
sudo rm -f $HOME/.n2x

RHEL/Centos

sudo yum -y remove n2x-cli
sudo rm -f $HOME/.n2x

Uninstall n2x-cli in macOS

To remove n2xctl from the system, use the following commands:

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/n2xctl
sudo rm -f $HOME/.n2x

Uninstall n2x-cli in macOS

To remove n2xctl from the system, open the Windows PowerShell as Administrator and use the following commands:

rm 'C:\Program Files\n2x' -r -force

Community

Have questions, need support and or just want to talk?

Get in touch with the n2x community!

Code of Conduct

Participation in the n2x community is governed by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct. Please make sure to read and observe this document.

Please make sure to read and observe this document. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

License

The n2x open source projects are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.