ExaBGP Setup and RIPE MRT download

exabgp-fulltable-setup.sh

#/bin/bash

echo ""
echo "Installing python packages"
echo "--------------------------"
echo ""

pip install exabgp mrtparse

echo ""
echo "Download mrt2exabgp utility"
echo "---------------------------"
echo ""

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t2mune/mrtparse/master/examples/mrt2exabgp.py -o mrt2exabgp.py

chmod +x mrt2exabgp.py

echo ""
echo "Download the latest RIPE BGP view"
echo "----------------------------------"
echo ""

curl https://data.ris.ripe.net/rrc16/latest-bview.gz -o ripe-latest-bview.gz

echo ""
echo "Convert RIPE MRT to ExaBGP format"
echo "---------------------------------"
echo ""

./mrt2exabgp.py -P -4 '<router IP>' ripe-latest-bview.gz > exafulltable.py

echo ""
echo "Update first ASN to whatever you're using"
echo "-----------------------------------------"
echo ""

sed -i -e "s/as-path \\[/as-path [174 /" exafulltable.py

echo ""
echo "Add the following to your EgaBGP configuration"
echo "----------------------------------------------"
echo ""
echo "process fullbgp {"
echo "  run python /full/path/to/exafulltable.py;"
echo "  encoder text;"
echo "}"
echo ""
echo "Then run ExaBGP as:"
echo "env exabgp.api.ack=false exabgp exabgp.conf"