Ostinato for EVE-NG

Run Ostinato as a native node inside your EVE-NG lab to generate L2/L3 traffic, emulate protocols, and validate device behavior as you build or test your network topologies.

This integration gives you a lightweight, affordable way to test forwarding, routing, filtering, tunneling, and other network functions directly inside your virtual lab environment - ideal for learning, certification prep, and experimenting with real-world scenarios.

Lab

Labbing and Cert study

  • Personal use only
  • 4 ports per node
  • 1,000 flows per port
  • 1 Gbps per port
  • Includes:
  • Standard protocols
  • Port statistics
  • Device emulation
  • Multiple nodes · VNC GUI · All Solo features

$99

per year

For commercial use Use for work, teaching, training, consulting, or any business purpose requires a commercial license , please contact us ↗

Getting Started

Your purchase includes an EVE-NG–ready Ostinato appliance for quick deployment. Setup takes just a few minutes, and you can start testing immediately.

To install and use Ostinato inside your lab, follow the setup instructions:

EVE-NG Setup and Usage Guide

How to install Ostinato for EVE-NG

To install (one-time only) -

  1. scp ostinato-lab-eve-ng-<VERSION>.tgz to /tmp on the the EVE-NG server
  2. ssh to the EVE-NG server and install it (as root) -
cd /tmp
tar zxvf ostinato-lab-eve-ng-<VERSION>.tgz
cd ostinato-lab-eve-ng-<VERSION>
./install.sh

Make sure the install script finishes with Successfully installed Ostinato (Lab).

How to use Ostinato for EVE-NG

To use the Ostinato (Lab) node in a EVE-NG lab -

  1. Add a Ostinato (Lab) node (not the Ostinato node which is a legacy unsupported node) to the lab. Selecting Ostinato (Lab) node
  2. Start the Ostinato node
  3. Double-click the node to open the Ostinato GUI in your VNC client