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Kathará Framework

Welcome to the Kathará Framework on GitHub! Kathará is a network emulator designed for networking education, research and testing. Our aim is to provide a flexible and practical environment for testing, experimenting, and learning about computer networks.

Projects

Here are some of the projects:

  • Kathará: The core framework that powers network emulation.
  • Docker Images: Docker images that provide specialized suites for different network scenarios.
  • Kathará Labs: Collection of the official Kathará network scenarios, tutorials and exercises.
  • Kathará Lab Checker: Tool to automatically check Kathará network scenarios based on a configuration file.
  • Kathará Network Plugin: Docker Network Plugin used by Kathará to create pure L2 networks.
  • Netkit Lab Generator: A tool to configure a Kathará or a Netkit lab and generate all the files you need and the topology graph.

How to Contribute

We welcome contributions from the community! If you are interested in improving the Kathará framework, feel free to contribute in the following ways:

  • Code Contributions: Contribute code enhancements, bug fixes, or new features to the projects.
  • Documentation: Help improve our documentation to make it more comprehensive and user-friendly.
  • Issue Reporting: If you find a bug or have a suggestion, open an issue to let us know.
  • Feedback: Share your experiences and ideas to help us make Kathará even better.
  • Network Scenarios: Share your interesting network scenarios with the community.

Community and Support

Connect with our community:

If you need help, have questions, or want to discuss networking topics, our community is here to assist you.

License

The Kathará framework and associated projects are licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

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  1. Kathara Kathara Public

    A lightweight container-based network emulation system.

    Python 459 64

  2. Kathara-Labs Kathara-Labs Public

    Collection of Kathará network scenarios and tutorials.

    Shell 117 45

  3. Docker-Images Docker-Images Public

    Dockerfiles and scripts to build Kathará Docker images.

    Shell 22 10

  4. NetworkPlugin NetworkPlugin Public

    Docker Network Plugin used by Kathará to create pure L2 networks.

    Go 18 7

  5. kathara-lab-checker kathara-lab-checker Public

    Tool to automatically check Kathará network scenarios based on a configuration file.

    Python 3 1

Repositories

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  • Kathara Public

    A lightweight container-based network emulation system.

    KatharaFramework/Kathara’s past year of commit activity
    Python 459 GPL-3.0 64 14 0 Updated Nov 20, 2024
  • Kathara-Labs Public

    Collection of Kathará network scenarios and tutorials.

    KatharaFramework/Kathara-Labs’s past year of commit activity
    Shell 117 GPL-3.0 45 0 2 Updated Nov 19, 2024
  • kathara-lab-checker Public

    Tool to automatically check Kathará network scenarios based on a configuration file.

    KatharaFramework/kathara-lab-checker’s past year of commit activity
    Python 3 GPL-3.0 1 0 0 Updated Nov 12, 2024
  • Netkit-Lab-Generator Public

    A client-side JavaScript tool to configure a Kathará or a Netkit lab and generate all the files you need and the topology graph.

    KatharaFramework/Netkit-Lab-Generator’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 42 16 0 0 Updated Nov 12, 2024
  • .github Public
    KatharaFramework/.github’s past year of commit activity
    0 0 0 0 Updated Sep 18, 2024
  • homebrew-kathara Public

    macOS Homebrew tap for Kathará.

    KatharaFramework/homebrew-kathara’s past year of commit activity
    Ruby 1 GPL-3.0 0 0 0 Updated Sep 6, 2024
  • NetworkPlugin Public

    Docker Network Plugin used by Kathará to create pure L2 networks.

    KatharaFramework/NetworkPlugin’s past year of commit activity
    Go 18 Apache-2.0 7 0 0 Updated Apr 18, 2024
  • Docker-Images Public

    Dockerfiles and scripts to build Kathará Docker images.

    KatharaFramework/Docker-Images’s past year of commit activity
    Shell 22 GPL-3.0 10 1 (1 issue needs help) 1 Updated Feb 29, 2024
  • Megalos-CNI Public

    CNI Plugin used in Megalos to create pure L2 networks using VXLAN and EVPN BGP.

    KatharaFramework/Megalos-CNI’s past year of commit activity
    Go 14 GPL-3.0 0 2 0 Updated Dec 23, 2023
  • Testbed Public

    Scripts to test Kathará performance.

    KatharaFramework/Testbed’s past year of commit activity
    Python 0 GPL-3.0 0 0 0 Updated Oct 21, 2022