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Getting Started Joining Nekotopia takes just a few minutes. Here's how to create your account and get connected to the Torus network. Step 1: Request an Account Visit nekotopia.io Click "Join the Torus" in the navigation Fill in the registration form: ...

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MikroTik routers running RouterOS v7 are our recommended way to connect vintage hardware to the Torus. They're affordable, reliable, and have native WireGuard support. Why MikroTik? Native WireGuard — Built into RouterOS v7, no add-ons needed Affordable — Ent...

While we recommend MikroTik routers, several other brands support WireGuard. These options haven't been tested by us, but should work with your Nekotopia configuration. Consumer Router Options ASUS Model Price WireGuard Support RT-AX86U ~$250 Firmware 3...

WireGuard is supported on virtually every modern platform. Here's what you can use to connect to the Torus network. Desktop & Laptop Platform Notes Windows Official WireGuard client - simple and reliable macOS Official client from App Store Linux Na...

This is a logical drawing of the platform. At the core, we have our regional hub, arranged in a redundant ring. Edge users connect to one of the regional hubs and transit Ethernet or IP packets across the overlay fabric to resources.

VPN Protocol Protocol WireGuard (primary) Config Delivery Download .conf file from dashboard, import into any WireGuard client Encryption Industry-standard: Curve25519 key exchange, ChaCha20 symmetric encryption You don't need to use the genera...

Understanding Torus Pro Torus Pro provides a dedicated public IP address mapped directly to your device. This means your equipment is reachable from anywhere on the internet — exactly as if it were plugged directly into a public network. How Pro Differs from ...

Overview The Torus service provides secure, high-performance WireGuard connectivity using AWS EC2 and VPC infrastructure. This document outlines the service levels, availability targets, and performance expectations for all Torus tiers. Service Availability ...

Expected Latency by Region The following table shows typical round-trip times (RTT) for Pro-Tier users to major global regions: Region Location Average RTT Typical Range Western Europe London, UK 8-12 ms 6-15 ms Western Europe Amsterdam, NL 10-15 ms 8...

Nekotopia operates monitoring infrastructure to ensure service reliability, performance optimisation, and proactive issue detection. Our telemetry stack is built on industry-standard open-source tools. What We Monitor We continuously monitor the health and pe...

This page describes what data Nekotopia collects about your usage of the Torus network. What We Collect Connection Metrics Data Purpose Retention Connection status Know when you're online 30 days Bandwidth usage Enforce tier limits, billing 30 days ...

Public Access Anonymous read-only access is enabled for the public status dashboard, allowing users to verify service health without authentication. URL: https://nekotopia.io/status.html

Operational Purposes Collected telemetry data is used exclusively for: Service Reliability Real-time alerting on service degradation Capacity planning and resource allocation Incident root cause analysis Performance Optimisation Identifying network bott...

If you join the community, you'll be granted an account that lets you post pictures of your stuff, gear, and lab. Now, of course, the gallery is a public space, and there is a real opportunity for misuse, either accidental or deliberate. Therefore, some checks...

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For the forum, I was genuinely considering excluding this from the overall platform. There is a personal relationship between the Nekotopia platform patronage and that of the IRIXNet community. I wondered, therefore, whether it did not make sense to become an ...

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Clearly, offering remote access to these old systems is problematic from a security perspective. There is no intention to negligently provide a service that lacks purpose or the capacity to protect the platform's users. Some measures have already been taken to...

The Nekotopia mesh operates on WireGuard, a modern Layer 3 VPN transporting IPv4 and IPv6. For members requiring legacy protocol support, we provide Layer 2 overlay capability via VXLAN encapsulation. Native Transport (Layer 3) Protocol Status Notes IP...