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title: Install Vulcanexus Discovery Server on elementary OS using the Snap Store |
  Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Vulcanexus Discovery Server for on elementary
  OS - Scales large ROS 2 networks and improves network performance in Vulcanexus.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vulcanexus-discovery-server/elementary
---

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# Install Vulcanexus Discovery Server on **elementary OS**

# Vulcanexus Discovery Server

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulcanexus-discovery-server/elementary#install)

#### Scales large ROS 2 networks and improves network performance in Vulcanexus.

This package includes a new discovery mechanism called Discovery Server. It leverages the feature of Fast DDS within Vulcanexus giving users the possibility to benefit from one or several servers that handle the discovery of ROS 2 nodes at startup, easing the setup and testing

By using this form of discovery, the behavior of ROS 2 discovery on lossy or WiFi networks will be enhanced, the network traffic will be decreased, resource consumption reduced, and package loss avoided.

For more information visit the official documentation: <https://docs.vulcanexus.org/en/latest/rst/introduction/middleware.html#ros-2-discovery-server>

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### Package name

* vulcanexus-discovery-server

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 4 February 2026 - latest/edge
* 12 August 2026 - jazzy/edge

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### Websites

* [vulcanexus.org](https://vulcanexus.org "https://vulcanexus.org")

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### Contact

* [info@eprosima.com](mailto:info@eprosima.com "mailto:info@eprosima.com")

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Vulcanexus Discovery Server

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 elementary 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 Vulcanexus Discovery Server

To install Vulcanexus Discovery Server, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install vulcanexus-discovery-server --edge
```

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