Cross Connect

IONOS Cross Connect feature helps you to establish a dedicated connection between Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) located in a specific region (location) using a private LAN. A region (location) refers to a selectable VDC location via the Cloud API or the Data Center Designer (DCD). These regions are represented in the form of codes, such as, de/fra, de/txl, es/vit etc.

New data center location:

• Cross Connect is generally available in Frankfurt, de/fra, Germany.

• IONOS Cloud has a new EN 50600-certified data center de/fra/2 in Frankfurt, enhancing high availability, redundancy, and operational security. You can deploy Cross Connect in the new data center by selecting Germany / Frankfurt am Main (de/fra/2) from the drop-down list in the DCD, or by using the location code de/fra/2 when deploying through the API. For more information, see Release Notes.

• You can establish a direct, low-latency connection between VDCs in environments de/fra and de/fra/2 using a Cross Connect, which enables high-throughput communication, minimizes network overhead, and facilitates secure data transfer.

Important: Cross Connect is currently in the Early Access (EA) phase in all regions except Frankfurt and is available on a restricted early access basis. To access this feature, please contact your sales representative or customer support. We recommend keeping usage and testing to non-production critical applications as there might be possibilities of data loss during the EA phase. Cross Connect is free-to-use and does not incur any additional costs. Cross Connect has its own set of limitations in the EA phase. For more information, see Limitations of Cross Connect.

Product Overview

Cross Connect Overview

Learn about Cross Connect, its features and benefits, and use cases.

Quick Links

DCD How-Tos

Learn how to configure and manage a Cross Connect via the DCD.

API How-Tos

Learn how to create and manage a Cross Connect via the API.

Developer Tools

Cloud API

Cloud API Documentation for Cross Connect.

SDKs

SDK Documentation for Cross Connect.

Config Management Tools

Config Management Tools for Cross Connect.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

FAQ

Get answers to the most commonly encountered questions about Cross Connect.