Router Mode

A router is a Zenoh node that routes messages between clients and peers across network segments.

Starting a Router

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Linking Routers

Routers connect to each other to form a routing fabric:

{
  mode: "router",
  connect: {
    endpoints: ["tcp/parent-router.example.com:7447"],
  },
  listen: {
    endpoints: ["tcp/0.0.0.0:7447"],
  },
}

Router as Plugin Host

The router is also a plugin host — it can run storage backends, REST APIs, admin interfaces, and custom extensions:

{
  plugins: {
    rest: { http_port: 8000 },
    storage_manager: { /* ... */ },
  },
}