How to Configure Network Bonding

Prerequisites

Before configuring network bonding, make sure you have:

• Multiple network interfaces on your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges
• Hostxpeed support for bonding (contact support)

Install Bonding Tools

ssh hxroot@YOUR_SERVER_IP -p 22

sudo apt install ifenslave -y

Load Bonding Kernel Module

sudo modprobe bonding

echo "bonding" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Configure Bonding Interface (Netplan)

sudo nano /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml

Example configuration:

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  bonds:
    bond0:
      interfaces: [eth0, eth1]
      parameters:
        mode: 802.3ad
        lacp-rate: fast
        mii-monitor-interval: 100
      addresses: [YOUR_IP/22]
      gateway4: YOUR_GATEWAY
      nameservers:
        addresses: [8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4]

Apply:

sudo netplan apply

Check Bonding Status

cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0