# netlab 26.07: GRE, Wireguard, Graceful Restart, and Scale-Out Labs

DevFeed: [netlab 26.07: GRE, Wireguard, Graceful Restart, and Scale-Out Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/netlab-26-07-gre-wireguard-graceful-restart-and-scale-out-labs-11416.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/netlab-26-07/>)

Published: 2026-07-13T06:23:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/evpn.md>), [VXLAN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vxlan.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evpn.md>), [getting-started](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/getting-started.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [gre](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gre.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [ospf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ospf.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [router](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/router.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>), [vxlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vxlan.md>)

## AI overview

The netlab 26.07 release adds scale-out labs through a multiserver plugin, GRE and WireGuard tunnel support, graceful restart capabilities, BGP policy roles, and expanded BIRD, FortiOS, MikroTik RouterOS, and OpenBSD functionality. It also removes the VirtualBox provider, makes BIRD v3 the default, and changes MikroTik RouterOS 7 BGP template syntax.

## Source excerpt

The highlights of netlab release 26.07 include: The multiserver plugin by @muddyblack distributes containerlab devices across multiple servers. The GRE tunnel plugin supports GRE tunnels on Cisco IOS, FRR, VyOS, and Junos (vSRX and vJunos-router) (most device implementations done by @ssasso and @jbemmel). The WireGuard tunnel plugin by @jbemmel supports WireGuard tunnels on FRR. The bgp.session plugin and the OSPF module support graceful restart on Arista EOS, BIRD, FortiOS, and FRR (by @jbemmel and @a-v-popov) The bgp.policy plugin supports the bgp.role attribute on FRR and BIRD (by @jbemmel). But wait, there's more ;) Read more ...