Installing and Configuring MikroTik RouterOS on VDS VPS Cloud Hosted Router

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Installation and configuration of MikroTik RouterOS on VPS/VDS server:

If you are looking for a solution to configure RouterOS on a virtual server (VDS/VPS), this article will be your perfect assistant. RouterOS from MikroTik is a high-performance router operating system that can be installed not only on hardware devices, but also on virtual servers. This article will show you how to install RouterOS and prepare your server for secure and stable operation.

Why RouterOS? Key benefits:

RouterOS offers high flexibility, advanced routing capabilities and robust data protection. Thanks to a wide range of tools, it is well suited for both home and corporate networks, making it easy to configure routing, VPN and other network functions. The ability to install on VDS/VPS servers becomes especially popular – you get a reliable and high-performance system.

Configuring Mikrotik RouterOS on VPS/VDS

1. Server Selection. RouterOS installation requires a VDS/VPS server with minimal features. You can order a server with RouterOS pre-installed to save even more time. In the example we will use Ubuntu Server 20.04.
2. Connecting to the server via SSH. Let’s start by connecting via SSH to execute all commands from a convenient terminal. Putty is the right tool for this.
3. Create a temporary partition to store the disk image.

       mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /tmp/
     

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4. Download RouterOS image. On the official MikroTik website, go to the Software section and select the image from Cloud Hosted Router. To copy the image link:
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   wget https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.16.1/chr-7.16.1.img.zip

5. Installing and unpacking the image.
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   sudo apt-get install unzip
unzip chr-7.16.1.img.zip

6. Server disk definition. To figure out exactly where to install RouterOS, run the command:
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   fdisk -l


   Locate your disk (for example, /dev/sda).

7. Burn the image to disk.
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   dd if=chr-7.16.1.img of=/dev/sda bs=4M oflag=sync

8. Server reboot.
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   echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger


Initial RouterOS configuration

After installing RouterOS for further configuration, connect to the server via KVM/VNC since remote access is not yet configured.

1. Login to the system. The standard login is admin (no password). It is recommended to set a new password for security.
2. IP address configuration.
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   ip address add address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/24 interface=ether1

3. Gateway Configuration.
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   ip route add gateway=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx


You now have full access to RouterOS configuration via the web interface. Enter your IP address in the browser and start configuring the router. This will not only simplify network management, but also make it more secure.

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