fiberlb: add native BGP speaker and VM smoke test

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/build.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     tonic_build::configure()
         .build_server(false)
         .build_client(true)
-        .compile(&["proto/api/gobgp.proto"], &["proto"])?;
+        .compile_protos(&["proto/api/gobgp.proto"], &["proto"])?;
     Ok(())
 }

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/config.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Server configuration
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 
 /// TLS configuration
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     /// Authentication configuration
     #[serde(default)]
     pub auth: AuthConfig,
+
+    /// Backend health checker configuration
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub health: HealthRuntimeConfig,
+
+    /// VIP advertisement reconciliation configuration
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub vip_advertisement: VipAdvertisementConfig,
+
+    /// Native BGP speaker configuration
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub bgp: BgpConfig,
 }
 
 /// Authentication configuration
@@ -84,6 +96,160 @@ fn default_iam_server_addr() -> String {
     "127.0.0.1:50051".to_string()
 }
 
+/// Backend health checker runtime configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct HealthRuntimeConfig {
+    /// Interval between backend health check sweeps.
+    #[serde(default = "default_health_check_interval_secs")]
+    pub interval_secs: u64,
+
+    /// Timeout for individual backend checks.
+    #[serde(default = "default_health_check_timeout_secs")]
+    pub timeout_secs: u64,
+}
+
+fn default_health_check_interval_secs() -> u64 {
+    5
+}
+
+fn default_health_check_timeout_secs() -> u64 {
+    5
+}
+
+impl Default for HealthRuntimeConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            interval_secs: default_health_check_interval_secs(),
+            timeout_secs: default_health_check_timeout_secs(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// VIP advertisement reconciliation runtime configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct VipAdvertisementConfig {
+    /// Interval between BGP advertisement reconciliation sweeps.
+    #[serde(default = "default_vip_check_interval_secs")]
+    pub interval_secs: u64,
+}
+
+fn default_vip_check_interval_secs() -> u64 {
+    3
+}
+
+impl Default for VipAdvertisementConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            interval_secs: default_vip_check_interval_secs(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Static BGP peer configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct BgpPeerConfig {
+    /// Peer IP address or hostname.
+    pub address: String,
+
+    /// Peer TCP port.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_peer_port")]
+    pub port: u16,
+
+    /// Peer AS number.
+    pub asn: u32,
+
+    /// Optional operator-visible description.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub description: String,
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_peer_port() -> u16 {
+    179
+}
+
+/// Native BGP speaker configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BgpConfig {
+    /// Whether FiberLB should originate VIP routes itself.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+
+    /// Local AS number.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_local_as")]
+    pub local_as: u32,
+
+    /// BGP router ID. Must be IPv4.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_router_id")]
+    pub router_id: String,
+
+    /// Optional explicit next-hop address. Falls back to router_id.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub next_hop: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Requested hold time in seconds.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_hold_time_secs")]
+    pub hold_time_secs: u16,
+
+    /// Keepalive interval in seconds.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_keepalive_secs")]
+    pub keepalive_secs: u16,
+
+    /// Delay before reconnecting to a failed peer.
+    #[serde(default = "default_bgp_connect_retry_secs")]
+    pub connect_retry_secs: u64,
+
+    /// Static peers for outbound eBGP sessions.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub peers: Vec<BgpPeerConfig>,
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_local_as() -> u32 {
+    65001
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_router_id() -> String {
+    Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1).to_string()
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_hold_time_secs() -> u16 {
+    90
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_keepalive_secs() -> u16 {
+    30
+}
+
+fn default_bgp_connect_retry_secs() -> u64 {
+    5
+}
+
+impl BgpConfig {
+    /// Effective next hop advertised in UPDATE messages.
+    pub fn next_hop_addr(&self) -> std::result::Result<IpAddr, std::net::AddrParseError> {
+        self.next_hop.as_deref().unwrap_or(&self.router_id).parse()
+    }
+
+    /// Parsed router ID as IPv4.
+    pub fn router_id_addr(&self) -> std::result::Result<Ipv4Addr, std::net::AddrParseError> {
+        self.router_id.parse()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for BgpConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enabled: false,
+            local_as: default_bgp_local_as(),
+            router_id: default_bgp_router_id(),
+            next_hop: None,
+            hold_time_secs: default_bgp_hold_time_secs(),
+            keepalive_secs: default_bgp_keepalive_secs(),
+            connect_retry_secs: default_bgp_connect_retry_secs(),
+            peers: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for AuthConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -104,6 +270,9 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
             log_level: "info".to_string(),
             tls: None,
             auth: AuthConfig::default(),
+            health: HealthRuntimeConfig::default(),
+            vip_advertisement: VipAdvertisementConfig::default(),
+            bgp: BgpConfig::default(),
         }
     }
 }

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/healthcheck.rs

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ impl HealthChecker {
                     .await
                     .map_err(|e| HealthCheckError::MetadataError(e.to_string()))?;
 
-                // Use first health check config, or default TCP check
+                // Use the first enabled health check config, or default TCP check.
-                let hc_config = health_checks.into_iter().next();
+                let hc_config = health_checks.into_iter().find(|check| check.enabled);
 
                 // Check all backends in the pool
                 let backends = self
@@ -210,9 +210,10 @@ impl HealthChecker {
         );
 
         // Write request
-        stream.writable().await.map_err(|e| {
+        stream
-            HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("stream not writable: {}", e))
+            .writable()
-        })?;
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("stream not writable: {}", e)))?;
 
         match stream.try_write(request.as_bytes()) {
             Ok(_) => {}
@@ -223,18 +224,19 @@ impl HealthChecker {
 
         // Read response (just first line for status code)
         let mut buf = [0u8; 128];
-        stream.readable().await.map_err(|e| {
+        stream
-            HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("stream not readable: {}", e))
+            .readable()
-        })?;
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("stream not readable: {}", e)))?;
 
         let n = match stream.try_read(&mut buf) {
             Ok(n) => n,
             Err(ref e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
                 // Wait a bit and try again
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
-                stream.try_read(&mut buf).map_err(|e| {
+                stream
-                    HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("read failed: {}", e))
+                    .try_read(&mut buf)
-                })?
+                    .map_err(|e| HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("read failed: {}", e)))?
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 return Err(HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!("read failed: {}", e)));
@@ -250,8 +252,11 @@ impl HealthChecker {
         let status_line = response.lines().next().unwrap_or("");
 
         // Check for 2xx status code
-        if status_line.contains(" 200 ") || status_line.contains(" 201 ") ||
+        if status_line.contains(" 200 ")
-           status_line.contains(" 202 ") || status_line.contains(" 204 ") {
+            || status_line.contains(" 201 ")
+            || status_line.contains(" 202 ")
+            || status_line.contains(" 204 ")
+        {
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(HealthCheckError::HttpError(format!(
@@ -266,11 +271,13 @@ impl HealthChecker {
 pub fn spawn_health_checker(
     metadata: Arc<LbMetadataStore>,
     check_interval: Duration,
+    check_timeout: Duration,
 ) -> (tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>, watch::Sender<bool>) {
     let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = watch::channel(false);
 
     let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let mut checker = HealthChecker::new(metadata, check_interval, shutdown_rx);
+        let mut checker =
+            HealthChecker::new(metadata, check_interval, shutdown_rx).with_timeout(check_timeout);
         checker.run().await;
     });
 
@@ -321,7 +328,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_spawn_health_checker() {
         let metadata = Arc::new(LbMetadataStore::new_in_memory());
-        let (handle, shutdown_tx) = spawn_health_checker(metadata, Duration::from_secs(60));
+        let (handle, shutdown_tx) =
+            spawn_health_checker(metadata, Duration::from_secs(60), Duration::from_secs(5));
 
         // Verify it started
         assert!(!handle.is_finished());

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! FiberLB server implementation
 
+pub mod bgp_client;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod dataplane;
 pub mod healthcheck;
@@ -9,13 +10,16 @@ pub mod maglev;
 pub mod metadata;
 pub mod services;
 pub mod tls;
+pub mod vip_manager;
 
+pub use bgp_client::{create_bgp_client, BgpClient, BgpError, NativeBgpSpeaker};
 pub use config::ServerConfig;
 pub use dataplane::DataPlane;
-pub use healthcheck::{HealthChecker, spawn_health_checker};
+pub use healthcheck::{spawn_health_checker, HealthChecker};
 pub use l7_dataplane::L7DataPlane;
 pub use l7_router::L7Router;
-pub use maglev::{MaglevTable, ConnectionTracker};
+pub use maglev::{ConnectionTracker, MaglevTable};
 pub use metadata::LbMetadataStore;
 pub use services::*;
 pub use tls::{build_tls_config, CertificateStore, SniCertResolver};
+pub use vip_manager::VipManager;

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/maglev.rs

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 //! Implementation of Google's Maglev consistent hashing algorithm for L4 load balancing.
 //! Reference: https://research.google/pubs/pub44824/
 
+use fiberlb_types::Backend;
 use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
-use fiberlb_types::Backend;
 
 /// Default lookup table size (prime number for better distribution)
 /// Google's paper uses 65537, but we use a smaller prime for memory efficiency
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ impl MaglevTable {
         let offset = Self::hash_offset(backend, size);
         let skip = Self::hash_skip(backend, size);
 
-        (0..size)
+        (0..size).map(|j| (offset + j * skip) % size).collect()
-            .map(|j| (offset + j * skip) % size)
-            .collect()
     }
 
     /// Hash function for offset calculation
@@ -134,10 +132,26 @@ impl MaglevTable {
         let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
         backend.hash(&mut hasher);
         "skip".hash(&mut hasher);
-        let skip = (hasher.finish() as usize) % (size - 1) + 1;
+        let mut skip = (hasher.finish() as usize) % (size - 1) + 1;
+
+        // For non-prime table sizes we still need a full permutation, so force
+        // the step to be coprime with the table size.
+        while Self::gcd(skip, size) != 1 {
+            skip = (skip % (size - 1)) + 1;
+        }
+
         skip
     }
 
+    fn gcd(mut a: usize, mut b: usize) -> usize {
+        while b != 0 {
+            let remainder = a % b;
+            a = b;
+            b = remainder;
+        }
+        a
+    }
+
     /// Hash a connection key (e.g., "192.168.1.1:54321")
     fn hash_key(key: &str) -> u64 {
         let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
@@ -291,11 +305,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Count how many keys map to the same backend
         let mut unchanged = 0;
-        let mut total = 0;
         for (key, old_backend) in &mappings {
             if let Some(idx) = table2.lookup(key) {
                 if let Some(new_backend) = table2.backend_id(idx) {
-                    total += 1;
                     // Only keys that were on removed backend should change
                     if old_backend != "10.0.0.2:8080" {
                         if old_backend == new_backend {

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/main.rs

@@ -4,31 +4,30 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use chainfire_client::Client as ChainFireClient;
 use clap::Parser;
-use metrics_exporter_prometheus::PrometheusBuilder;
 use fiberlb_api::{
+    backend_service_server::BackendServiceServer,
+    certificate_service_server::CertificateServiceServer,
+    health_check_service_server::HealthCheckServiceServer,
+    l7_policy_service_server::L7PolicyServiceServer, l7_rule_service_server::L7RuleServiceServer,
+    listener_service_server::ListenerServiceServer,
     load_balancer_service_server::LoadBalancerServiceServer,
     pool_service_server::PoolServiceServer,
-    backend_service_server::BackendServiceServer,
-    listener_service_server::ListenerServiceServer,
-    health_check_service_server::HealthCheckServiceServer,
-    l7_policy_service_server::L7PolicyServiceServer,
-    l7_rule_service_server::L7RuleServiceServer,
-    certificate_service_server::CertificateServiceServer,
 };
 use fiberlb_server::{
-    config::MetadataBackend,
+    config::MetadataBackend, create_bgp_client, spawn_health_checker, BackendServiceImpl,
-    LbMetadataStore, LoadBalancerServiceImpl, PoolServiceImpl, BackendServiceImpl,
+    CertificateServiceImpl, DataPlane, HealthCheckServiceImpl, L7DataPlane, L7PolicyServiceImpl,
-    ListenerServiceImpl, HealthCheckServiceImpl, L7PolicyServiceImpl, L7RuleServiceImpl,
+    L7RuleServiceImpl, LbMetadataStore, ListenerServiceImpl, LoadBalancerServiceImpl,
-    CertificateServiceImpl, DataPlane, L7DataPlane, ServerConfig,
+    PoolServiceImpl, ServerConfig, VipManager,
 };
 use iam_service_auth::AuthService;
+use metrics_exporter_prometheus::PrometheusBuilder;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use tonic::transport::{Certificate, Identity, Server, ServerTlsConfig};
 use tonic::{Request, Status};
 use tonic_health::server::health_reporter;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
-use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 /// FiberLB load balancer server
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Initialize tracing
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_env_filter(
-            EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+            EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new(&config.log_level)),
-                .unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new(&config.log_level)),
         )
         .init();
 
@@ -158,8 +156,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                     config.flaredb_endpoint.clone(),
                     config.chainfire_endpoint.clone(),
                 )
-                    .await
+                .await
-                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to initialize FlareDB metadata store: {}", e))?,
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to initialize FlareDB metadata store: {}", e))?,
             )
         }
         MetadataBackend::Postgres | MetadataBackend::Sqlite => {
@@ -187,7 +185,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     };
 
     // Initialize IAM authentication service
-    tracing::info!("Connecting to IAM server at {}", config.auth.iam_server_addr);
+    tracing::info!(
+        "Connecting to IAM server at {}",
+        config.auth.iam_server_addr
+    );
     let auth_service = AuthService::new(&config.auth.iam_server_addr)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to connect to IAM server: {}", e))?;
@@ -228,6 +229,34 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     restore_runtime_listeners(metadata.clone(), dataplane.clone(), l7_dataplane.clone()).await?;
 
+    let (_health_task, health_shutdown_tx) = spawn_health_checker(
+        metadata.clone(),
+        Duration::from_secs(config.health.interval_secs.max(1)),
+        Duration::from_secs(config.health.timeout_secs.max(1)),
+    );
+
+    let vip_manager = if config.bgp.enabled {
+        let next_hop = config.bgp.next_hop_addr().map_err(|error| {
+            format!(
+                "failed to parse FiberLB BGP next hop '{}': {}",
+                config
+                    .bgp
+                    .next_hop
+                    .as_deref()
+                    .unwrap_or(&config.bgp.router_id),
+                error
+            )
+        })?;
+        let bgp = create_bgp_client(config.bgp.clone()).await?;
+        let manager = Arc::new(VipManager::new(bgp, metadata.clone(), next_hop));
+        let _vip_task = manager.clone().spawn(Duration::from_secs(
+            config.vip_advertisement.interval_secs.max(1),
+        ));
+        Some(manager)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // Setup health service
     let (mut health_reporter, health_service) = health_reporter();
     health_reporter
@@ -289,7 +318,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     // Start gRPC server
     tracing::info!("gRPC server listening on {}", grpc_addr);
-    server
+    let server_result = server
         .add_service(health_service)
         .add_service(tonic::codegen::InterceptedService::new(
             LoadBalancerServiceServer::new(lb_service),
@@ -324,8 +353,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             make_interceptor(auth_service.clone()),
         ))
         .serve(grpc_addr)
-        .await?;
+        .await;
 
+    let _ = health_shutdown_tx.send(true);
+
+    if let Some(vip_manager) = vip_manager {
+        if let Err(error) = vip_manager.shutdown().await {
+            tracing::warn!(error = %error, "FiberLB VIP manager shutdown failed");
+        }
+    }
+
+    server_result?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -389,31 +427,29 @@ async fn register_chainfire_membership(
     let value = format!(r#"{{"addr":"{}","ts":{}}}"#, addr, ts);
     let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(120);
     let mut attempt = 0usize;
-    let mut last_error = String::new();
+    let last_error = loop {
-
-    loop {
         attempt += 1;
-        match ChainFireClient::connect(endpoint).await {
+        let current_error = match ChainFireClient::connect(endpoint).await {
             Ok(mut client) => match client.put_str(&key, &value).await {
                 Ok(_) => return Ok(()),
-                Err(error) => last_error = format!("put failed: {}", error),
+                Err(error) => format!("put failed: {}", error),
             },
-            Err(error) => last_error = format!("connect failed: {}", error),
+            Err(error) => format!("connect failed: {}", error),
-        }
+        };
 
         if tokio::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
-            break;
+            break current_error;
         }
 
         tracing::warn!(
             attempt,
             endpoint,
             service,
-            error = %last_error,
+            error = %current_error,
             "retrying ChainFire membership registration"
         );
         tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-    }
+    };
 
     Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
         "failed to register ChainFire membership for {} via {} after {} attempts: {}",
@@ -435,9 +471,15 @@ async fn restore_runtime_listeners(
             }
 
             let result = if listener.is_l7() {
-                l7_dataplane.start_listener(listener.id).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+                l7_dataplane
+                    .start_listener(listener.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
             } else {
-                dataplane.start_listener(listener.id).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+                dataplane
+                    .start_listener(listener.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
             };
 
             if let Err(err) = result {

fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-server/src/vip_manager.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::bgp_client::{BgpClient, BgpConfig};
+use crate::bgp_client::BgpClient;
 use crate::metadata::LbMetadataStore;
 use fiberlb_types::LoadBalancerId;
 
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ pub struct VipManager {
 
 impl VipManager {
     /// Create a new VIP manager
-    pub fn new(
+    pub fn new(bgp: Arc<dyn BgpClient>, metadata: Arc<LbMetadataStore>, next_hop: IpAddr) -> Self {
-        bgp: Arc<dyn BgpClient>,
-        metadata: Arc<LbMetadataStore>,
-        next_hop: IpAddr,
-    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             bgp,
             metadata,
@@ -119,7 +115,10 @@ impl VipManager {
     }
 
     /// Check if a load balancer has any healthy backends
-    async fn has_healthy_backends(&self, lb_id: &LoadBalancerId) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    async fn has_healthy_backends(
+        &self,
+        lb_id: &LoadBalancerId,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         // Get all pools for this load balancer
         let pools = self.metadata.list_pools(lb_id).await?;
 
@@ -129,8 +128,7 @@ impl VipManager {
 
             // Check if any backend is healthy
             for backend in backends {
-                use fiberlb_types::BackendStatus;
+                if backend.is_available() {
-                if backend.status == BackendStatus::Online {
                     return Ok(true);
                 }
             }
@@ -144,7 +142,10 @@ impl VipManager {
     /// Compares current advertisements with desired active VIPs and:
     /// - Announces new VIPs that should be active
     /// - Withdraws VIPs that should no longer be active
-    async fn reconcile_advertisements(&self, active_vips: &HashSet<IpAddr>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    async fn reconcile_advertisements(
+        &self,
+        active_vips: &HashSet<IpAddr>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let mut state = self.vip_state.write().await;
 
         // Find VIPs to announce (active but not yet advertised)

flake.nix

@@ -918,6 +918,15 @@
             }
           );
 
+          fiberlb-native-bgp-vm-smoke = pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest (
+            import ./nix/tests/fiberlb-native-bgp-vm-smoke.nix {
+              inherit pkgs;
+              photoncloudPackages = self.packages.${system};
+              photoncloudModule = self.nixosModules.default;
+              nixNosModule = nix-nos.nixosModules.default;
+            }
+          );
+
           deployer-bootstrap-e2e = pkgs.runCommand "deployer-bootstrap-e2e" {
             nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
               bash

nix-nos/modules/bgp/gobgp.nix

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let
 in {
   config = mkIf (config.nix-nos.enable && cfg.enable && cfg.backend == "gobgp") {
     # Install GoBGP package
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gobgp ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gobgp pkgs.gobgpd ];
 
     # GoBGP systemd service
     systemd.services.gobgpd = {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ in {
 
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "simple";
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.gobgp}/bin/gobgpd -f ${gobgpConfig}";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.gobgpd}/bin/gobgpd -f ${gobgpConfig}";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         RestartSec = "5s";
       };

nix/modules/fiberlb.nix

@@ -3,7 +3,35 @@
 let
   cfg = config.services.fiberlb;
   tomlFormat = pkgs.formats.toml { };
-  fiberlbConfigFile = tomlFormat.generate "fiberlb.toml" {
+  bgpPeerType = lib.types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      address = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+        description = "BGP peer IP address or hostname.";
+        example = "192.0.2.1";
+      };
+
+      port = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.port;
+        default = 179;
+        description = "BGP peer TCP port.";
+      };
+
+      asn = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+        description = "Peer AS number.";
+        example = 65020;
+      };
+
+      description = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+        default = "";
+        description = "Optional description used for logs and operators.";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  fiberlbBaseConfig = {
     grpc_addr = "0.0.0.0:${toString cfg.port}";
     log_level = "info";
     auth = {
@@ -12,7 +40,52 @@ let
         then cfg.iamAddr
         else "127.0.0.1:50080";
     };
+    health = {
+      interval_secs = cfg.healthCheckIntervalSecs;
+      timeout_secs = cfg.healthCheckTimeoutSecs;
+    };
+    vip_advertisement = {
+      interval_secs = cfg.vipCheckIntervalSecs;
+    };
+  } // lib.optionalAttrs cfg.bgp.enable {
+    bgp =
+      {
+        enabled = true;
+        local_as = cfg.bgp.localAs;
+        router_id =
+          if cfg.bgp.routerId != null
+          then cfg.bgp.routerId
+          else "127.0.0.1";
+        hold_time_secs = cfg.bgp.holdTimeSecs;
+        keepalive_secs = cfg.bgp.keepaliveSecs;
+        connect_retry_secs = cfg.bgp.connectRetrySecs;
+        peers = map
+          (peer: {
+            inherit (peer) address port asn description;
+          })
+          cfg.bgp.peers;
+      }
+      // lib.optionalAttrs (cfg.bgp.nextHop != null) {
+        next_hop = cfg.bgp.nextHop;
+      };
   };
+  fiberlbConfigFile = tomlFormat.generate "fiberlb.toml" (lib.recursiveUpdate fiberlbBaseConfig cfg.settings);
+  flaredbDependencies = lib.optional (cfg.metadataBackend == "flaredb") "flaredb.service";
+  normalizedDatabaseUrl =
+    let
+      sqliteUrl =
+        if cfg.databaseUrl != null
+          && cfg.metadataBackend == "sqlite"
+          && lib.hasPrefix "sqlite:/" cfg.databaseUrl
+          && !(lib.hasPrefix "sqlite://" cfg.databaseUrl)
+        then "sqlite://${lib.removePrefix "sqlite:" cfg.databaseUrl}"
+        else cfg.databaseUrl;
+    in
+    if sqliteUrl != null
+      && cfg.metadataBackend == "sqlite"
+      && !(lib.hasInfix "?" sqliteUrl)
+    then "${sqliteUrl}?mode=rwc"
+    else sqliteUrl;
 in
 {
   options.services.fiberlb = {
@@ -64,6 +137,72 @@ in
       description = "Enable single-node mode (required when metadata backend is SQLite)";
     };
 
+    healthCheckIntervalSecs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+      default = 5;
+      description = "Interval between FiberLB backend health sweeps.";
+    };
+
+    healthCheckTimeoutSecs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+      default = 5;
+      description = "Timeout for each FiberLB backend health probe.";
+    };
+
+    vipCheckIntervalSecs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+      default = 3;
+      description = "Interval between FiberLB VIP-to-BGP reconciliation sweeps.";
+    };
+
+    bgp = {
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption "FiberLB native BGP VIP advertisement";
+
+      localAs = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+        default = 65001;
+        description = "Local AS number used by FiberLB's native BGP speaker.";
+      };
+
+      routerId = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = "IPv4 router ID used by FiberLB's native BGP speaker.";
+        example = "192.0.2.10";
+      };
+
+      nextHop = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = "Explicit BGP NEXT_HOP address. Defaults to routerId when unset.";
+        example = "192.0.2.10";
+      };
+
+      holdTimeSecs = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+        default = 90;
+        description = "Requested BGP hold time in seconds.";
+      };
+
+      keepaliveSecs = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+        default = 30;
+        description = "BGP keepalive interval in seconds.";
+      };
+
+      connectRetrySecs = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+        default = 5;
+        description = "Delay before FiberLB reconnects to a failed BGP peer.";
+      };
+
+      peers = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.listOf bgpPeerType;
+        default = [ ];
+        description = "Static BGP peers for FiberLB's native speaker.";
+      };
+    };
+
     dataDir = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.path;
       default = "/var/lib/fiberlb";
@@ -84,6 +223,25 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = [
+      {
+        assertion = cfg.metadataBackend != "sqlite" || cfg.singleNode;
+        message = "services.fiberlb.singleNode must be true when metadataBackend is sqlite";
+      }
+      {
+        assertion = cfg.metadataBackend == "flaredb" || cfg.databaseUrl != null;
+        message = "services.fiberlb.databaseUrl is required when metadataBackend is postgres or sqlite";
+      }
+      {
+        assertion = (!cfg.bgp.enable) || cfg.bgp.routerId != null;
+        message = "services.fiberlb.bgp.routerId must be set when native BGP is enabled";
+      }
+      {
+        assertion = (!cfg.bgp.enable) || ((builtins.length cfg.bgp.peers) > 0);
+        message = "services.fiberlb.bgp.peers must contain at least one peer when native BGP is enabled";
+      }
+    ];
+
     # Create system user
     users.users.fiberlb = {
       isSystemUser = true;
@@ -98,8 +256,8 @@ in
     systemd.services.fiberlb = {
       description = "FiberLB Load Balancing Service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      after = [ "network.target" "iam.service" "flaredb.service" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" "iam.service" ] ++ flaredbDependencies;
-      requires = [ "iam.service" "flaredb.service" ];
+      requires = [ "iam.service" ] ++ flaredbDependencies;
 
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "simple";
@@ -124,8 +282,8 @@ in
           "RUST_LOG=info"
           "FIBERLB_FLAREDB_ENDPOINT=${if cfg.flaredbAddr != null then cfg.flaredbAddr else "127.0.0.1:2479"}"
           "FIBERLB_METADATA_BACKEND=${cfg.metadataBackend}"
-        ] ++ lib.optional (cfg.databaseUrl != null) "FIBERLB_METADATA_DATABASE_URL=${cfg.databaseUrl}"
+        ] ++ lib.optional (normalizedDatabaseUrl != null) "FIBERLB_METADATA_DATABASE_URL=${normalizedDatabaseUrl}"
-          ++ lib.optional cfg.singleNode "FIBERLB_SINGLE_NODE=1"
+          ++ lib.optional cfg.singleNode "FIBERLB_SINGLE_NODE=true"
           ++ lib.optional (cfg.chainfireAddr != null) "FIBERLB_CHAINFIRE_ENDPOINT=http://${cfg.chainfireAddr}";
 
         # Start command

nix/modules/iam.nix

@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ in
           IAM_DATABASE_URL = cfg.databaseUrl;
         })
         (lib.mkIf cfg.singleNode {
-          IAM_SINGLE_NODE = "1";
+          IAM_SINGLE_NODE = "true";
+        })
+        (lib.mkIf (cfg.storeBackend == "memory") {
+          IAM_ALLOW_MEMORY_BACKEND = "1";
         })
       ];
 

nix/modules/plasmacloud-network.nix

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in {
       vips = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf types.str;
         default = [];
-        description = "VIPs to advertise via BGP (CIDR notation)";
+        description = "Legacy static VIP hints. FiberLB native BGP ignores this list and advertises active load balancer VIPs dynamically.";
         example = [ "203.0.113.10/32" "203.0.113.11/32" ];
       };
 
@@ -75,44 +75,30 @@ in {
           assertion = clusterCfg.bgp.asn > 0;
           message = "plasmacloud.cluster.bgp.asn must be configured for FiberLB BGP";
         }
-        {
-          assertion = (length cfg.fiberlbBgp.vips) > 0;
-          message = "plasmacloud.network.fiberlbBgp.vips must contain at least one VIP";
-        }
         {
           assertion = (length cfg.fiberlbBgp.peers) > 0;
           message = "plasmacloud.network.fiberlbBgp.peers must contain at least one BGP peer";
         }
+        {
+          assertion = config.services.fiberlb.enable or false;
+          message = "plasmacloud.network.fiberlbBgp.enable requires services.fiberlb.enable";
+        }
       ];
 
-      # Wire to nix-nos.bgp (Layer 1)
+      services.fiberlb.bgp = {
-      nix-nos.enable = true;
-      nix-nos.bgp = {
         enable = true;
-        backend = "gobgp";  # FiberLB uses GoBGP
+        localAs = clusterCfg.bgp.asn;
-        asn = clusterCfg.bgp.asn;
-
-        # Auto-detect router ID from primary IP or use configured value
         routerId =
           if cfg.fiberlbBgp.routerId != null
           then cfg.fiberlbBgp.routerId
           else
-            # Fallback to a simple IP extraction from node config
             let
               hostname = config.networking.hostName;
               node = clusterCfg.nodes.${hostname} or null;
             in
             if node != null then node.ip else "127.0.0.1";
-
         peers = cfg.fiberlbBgp.peers;
-
-        # Convert VIPs to BGP announcements
-        announcements = map (vip: { prefix = vip; }) cfg.fiberlbBgp.vips;
       };
-
-      # FiberLB service configuration (if FiberLB is enabled)
-      # Note: This assumes fiberlb service is defined elsewhere
-      # services.fiberlb.bgp.gobgpAddress = mkIf (config.services.fiberlb.enable or false) "127.0.0.1:50051";
     })
 
     # PrismNET OVN integration

nix/tests/fiberlb-native-bgp-vm-smoke.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  photoncloudPackages,
+  photoncloudModule,
+  nixNosModule,
+}:
+
+let
+  gobgpdConfig = pkgs.writeText "fiberlb-native-bgp-peer.json" (builtins.toJSON {
+    global = {
+      config = {
+        as = 65020;
+        router-id = "192.168.100.1";
+      };
+    };
+
+    neighbors = [
+      {
+        config = {
+          neighbor-address = "192.168.100.2";
+          peer-as = 65010;
+          description = "fiberlb-under-test";
+        };
+      }
+    ];
+  });
+
+  iamProtoDir = ../../iam/proto;
+  iamProto = "iam.proto";
+  fiberlbProtoDir = ../../fiberlb/crates/fiberlb-api/proto;
+  fiberlbProto = "fiberlb.proto";
+in
+{
+  name = "fiberlb-native-bgp-vm-smoke";
+
+  nodes = {
+    router =
+      { ... }:
+      {
+        networking.hostName = "router";
+        networking.useDHCP = false;
+        networking.firewall.enable = false;
+        virtualisation.vlans = [ 1 ];
+        networking.interfaces.eth1.ipv4.addresses = [
+          {
+            address = "192.168.100.1";
+            prefixLength = 24;
+          }
+        ];
+
+        environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+          gobgp
+          gobgpd
+          jq
+        ];
+
+        systemd.services.gobgpd-peer = {
+          description = "GoBGP test peer for FiberLB native BGP smoke";
+          wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+          after = [ "network.target" ];
+          serviceConfig = {
+            Type = "simple";
+            ExecStart = "${pkgs.gobgpd}/bin/gobgpd -t json -f ${gobgpdConfig} --api-hosts 127.0.0.1:50051 -p";
+            Restart = "on-failure";
+            RestartSec = "2s";
+          };
+        };
+
+        system.stateVersion = "24.11";
+      };
+
+    lb =
+      { ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [
+          nixNosModule
+          photoncloudModule
+        ];
+
+        networking.hostName = "lb";
+        networking.useDHCP = false;
+        networking.firewall.enable = false;
+        virtualisation.vlans = [ 1 ];
+        networking.interfaces.eth1.ipv4.addresses = [
+          {
+            address = "192.168.100.2";
+            prefixLength = 24;
+          }
+        ];
+
+        environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+          grpcurl
+          jq
+          python3
+        ];
+
+        services.iam = {
+          enable = true;
+          package = photoncloudPackages.iam-server;
+          port = 50080;
+          httpPort = 8083;
+          storeBackend = "memory";
+        };
+
+        systemd.services.iam.environment = {
+          IAM_ALLOW_RANDOM_SIGNING_KEY = "1";
+        };
+
+        services.fiberlb = {
+          enable = true;
+          package = photoncloudPackages.fiberlb-server;
+          port = 50085;
+          iamAddr = "192.168.100.2:50080";
+          metadataBackend = "sqlite";
+          databaseUrl = "sqlite:/var/lib/fiberlb/metadata.db";
+          singleNode = true;
+          healthCheckIntervalSecs = 1;
+          healthCheckTimeoutSecs = 1;
+          vipCheckIntervalSecs = 1;
+          bgp = {
+            enable = true;
+            localAs = 65010;
+            routerId = "192.168.100.2";
+            nextHop = "192.168.100.2";
+            holdTimeSecs = 9;
+            keepaliveSecs = 3;
+            peers = [
+              {
+                address = "192.168.100.1";
+                port = 179;
+                asn = 65020;
+                description = "router-peer";
+              }
+            ];
+          };
+        };
+
+        systemd.services.mock-backend = {
+          description = "FiberLB health-check backend";
+          wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+          after = [ "network.target" ];
+          serviceConfig = {
+            Type = "simple";
+            ExecStart = "${pkgs.python3}/bin/python -m http.server 18081 --bind 127.0.0.1";
+            Restart = "always";
+            RestartSec = "1s";
+          };
+        };
+
+        system.stateVersion = "24.11";
+      };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    import json
+    import shlex
+    import time
+
+    IAM_PROTO_DIR = "${iamProtoDir}"
+    IAM_PROTO = "${iamProto}"
+    FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR = "${fiberlbProtoDir}"
+    FIBERLB_PROTO = "${fiberlbProto}"
+
+    def grpcurl_json(machine, endpoint, import_path, proto, service, payload, headers=None):
+        header_args = ""
+        for header in headers or []:
+            header_args += f" -H {shlex.quote(header)}"
+        command = (
+            f"grpcurl -plaintext{header_args} "
+            f"-import-path {shlex.quote(import_path)} "
+            f"-proto {shlex.quote(proto)} "
+            f"-d {shlex.quote(json.dumps(payload))} "
+            f"{shlex.quote(endpoint)} {shlex.quote(service)}"
+        )
+        status, output = machine.execute(f"timeout 15 sh -lc {shlex.quote(command + ' 2>&1')}")
+        if status != 0:
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "grpcurl failed"
+                f" service={service}"
+                f" status={status}"
+                f" payload={json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True)}"
+                f" output={output}"
+            )
+        return json.loads(output)
+
+    def issue_project_admin_token(machine, org_id, project_id):
+        principal_id = f"fiberlb-smoke-{int(time.time())}"
+        deadline = time.time() + 120
+
+        def retry(action):
+            last_error = None
+            while time.time() < deadline:
+                try:
+                    return action()
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    last_error = exc
+                    time.sleep(2)
+            raise AssertionError(f"IAM bootstrap timed out: {last_error}")
+
+        retry(lambda: grpcurl_json(
+            machine,
+            "127.0.0.1:50080",
+            IAM_PROTO_DIR,
+            IAM_PROTO,
+            "iam.v1.IamAdmin/CreatePrincipal",
+            {
+                "id": principal_id,
+                "kind": "PRINCIPAL_KIND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT",
+                "name": principal_id,
+                "orgId": org_id,
+                "projectId": project_id,
+            },
+        ))
+        retry(lambda: grpcurl_json(
+            machine,
+            "127.0.0.1:50080",
+            IAM_PROTO_DIR,
+            IAM_PROTO,
+            "iam.v1.IamAdmin/CreateBinding",
+            {
+                "principal": {
+                    "kind": "PRINCIPAL_KIND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT",
+                    "id": principal_id,
+                },
+                "role": "roles/ProjectAdmin",
+                "scope": {
+                    "project": {
+                        "id": project_id,
+                        "orgId": org_id,
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        ))
+        token_response = retry(lambda: grpcurl_json(
+            machine,
+            "127.0.0.1:50080",
+            IAM_PROTO_DIR,
+            IAM_PROTO,
+            "iam.v1.IamToken/IssueToken",
+            {
+                "principalId": principal_id,
+                "principalKind": "PRINCIPAL_KIND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT",
+                "scope": {
+                    "project": {
+                        "id": project_id,
+                        "orgId": org_id,
+                    }
+                },
+                "ttlSeconds": 3600,
+            },
+        ))
+        return token_response["token"]
+
+    def wait_for_backend_status(status, backend_id, token):
+        lb.wait_until_succeeds(
+            "grpcurl -plaintext "
+            f"-H {shlex.quote('authorization: Bearer ' + token)} "
+            f"-import-path {shlex.quote(FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR)} "
+            f"-proto {shlex.quote(FIBERLB_PROTO)} "
+            f"-d {shlex.quote(json.dumps({'id': backend_id}))} "
+            "127.0.0.1:50085 fiberlb.v1.BackendService/GetBackend "
+            f"| jq -e {shlex.quote(f'.backend.status == \"{status}\"')}"
+        )
+
+    def wait_for_route(prefix, present):
+        if present:
+            router.wait_until_succeeds(
+                f"gobgp -u 127.0.0.1 -p 50051 global rib | grep -F {shlex.quote(prefix)}"
+            )
+        else:
+            deadline = time.time() + 60
+            while time.time() < deadline:
+                output = router.succeed("gobgp -u 127.0.0.1 -p 50051 global rib || true")
+                if prefix not in output:
+                    return
+                time.sleep(1)
+            raise AssertionError(f"route {prefix} still present in GoBGP RIB")
+
+    start_all()
+    serial_stdout_off()
+
+    router.wait_for_unit("gobgpd-peer.service")
+    router.wait_until_succeeds("ss -ltnH '( sport = :179 )' | grep -q LISTEN")
+    lb.wait_for_unit("iam.service")
+    lb.wait_until_succeeds("ss -ltnH '( sport = :50080 )' | grep -q LISTEN")
+    lb.wait_for_unit("mock-backend.service")
+    lb.wait_for_unit("fiberlb.service")
+    lb.wait_until_succeeds("ss -ltnH '( sport = :50085 )' | grep -q LISTEN")
+
+    router.wait_until_succeeds("gobgp -u 127.0.0.1 -p 50051 neighbor | grep -F 192.168.100.2")
+
+    token = issue_project_admin_token(lb, "bgp-smoke-org", "bgp-smoke-project")
+
+    lb_response = grpcurl_json(
+        lb,
+        "127.0.0.1:50085",
+        FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR,
+        FIBERLB_PROTO,
+        "fiberlb.v1.LoadBalancerService/CreateLoadBalancer",
+        {
+            "name": "bgp-smoke-lb",
+            "orgId": "bgp-smoke-org",
+            "projectId": "bgp-smoke-project",
+            "description": "native bgp smoke",
+        },
+        headers=[f"authorization: Bearer {token}"],
+    )
+    loadbalancer = lb_response["loadbalancer"]
+    lb_id = loadbalancer["id"]
+    vip_prefix = f"{loadbalancer['vipAddress']}/32"
+
+    pool_id = grpcurl_json(
+        lb,
+        "127.0.0.1:50085",
+        FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR,
+        FIBERLB_PROTO,
+        "fiberlb.v1.PoolService/CreatePool",
+        {
+            "name": "bgp-smoke-pool",
+            "loadbalancerId": lb_id,
+            "algorithm": "POOL_ALGORITHM_ROUND_ROBIN",
+            "protocol": "POOL_PROTOCOL_TCP",
+        },
+        headers=[f"authorization: Bearer {token}"],
+    )["pool"]["id"]
+
+    backend_id = grpcurl_json(
+        lb,
+        "127.0.0.1:50085",
+        FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR,
+        FIBERLB_PROTO,
+        "fiberlb.v1.BackendService/CreateBackend",
+        {
+            "name": "bgp-smoke-backend",
+            "poolId": pool_id,
+            "address": "127.0.0.1",
+            "port": 18081,
+            "weight": 1,
+        },
+        headers=[f"authorization: Bearer {token}"],
+    )["backend"]["id"]
+
+    grpcurl_json(
+        lb,
+        "127.0.0.1:50085",
+        FIBERLB_PROTO_DIR,
+        FIBERLB_PROTO,
+        "fiberlb.v1.HealthCheckService/CreateHealthCheck",
+        {
+            "name": "bgp-smoke-health",
+            "poolId": pool_id,
+            "type": "HEALTH_CHECK_TYPE_HTTP",
+            "intervalSeconds": 1,
+            "timeoutSeconds": 1,
+            "healthyThreshold": 1,
+            "unhealthyThreshold": 1,
+            "httpConfig": {
+                "method": "GET",
+                "path": "/",
+                "expectedCodes": [200],
+            },
+        },
+        headers=[f"authorization: Bearer {token}"],
+    )
+
+    wait_for_backend_status("BACKEND_STATUS_ONLINE", backend_id, token)
+    wait_for_route(vip_prefix, True)
+
+    lb.succeed("systemctl stop mock-backend.service")
+    wait_for_backend_status("BACKEND_STATUS_OFFLINE", backend_id, token)
+    wait_for_route(vip_prefix, False)
+
+    lb.succeed("systemctl start mock-backend.service")
+    lb.wait_for_unit("mock-backend.service")
+    wait_for_backend_status("BACKEND_STATUS_ONLINE", backend_id, token)
+    wait_for_route(vip_prefix, True)
+  '';
+}