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title: Install bfe on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of bfe for on Pop!_OS - A modern layer 7 load
  balancer derived from Baidu
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/bfe/pop
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# Install bfe on **Pop!\_OS**

# bfe

[bfe (iyangsj)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/iyangsj "View all snaps from bfe (iyangsj)")

* [bfe (iyangsj)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/iyangsj "View all snaps from bfe (iyangsj)")
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/bfe/pop#install)

#### A modern layer 7 load balancer derived from Baidu

**Advantages**

* Multiple protocols supported, including HTTP, HTTPS, SPDY, HTTP2, WebSocket, TLS, etc.
* Content based routing, support user-defined routing rule in advanced domain-specific language.
* Support multiple load balancing policies.
* Flexible plugin framework to extend functionality. Based on the framework, developer can add new features rapidly.
* Detailed built-in metrics available for service status monitor.

**Project**

* <https://github.com/bfenetworks/bfe>

### Package name

* bfe

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 28 July 2021 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [www.bfe-networks.net](https://www.bfe-networks.net "https://www.bfe-networks.net")

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### Contact

* [www.bfe-networks.net](https://www.bfe-networks.net/en_us/COMMUNITY/ "https://www.bfe-networks.net/en_us/COMMUNITY/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/bfe/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install bfe

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install bfe

To install bfe, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install bfe --edge
```

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### More things to do…

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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