Install Cloud Exchange - Netskope Technical Documentation

Cloud Exchange runs in a Docker environment in the cloud or on your own hardware with a base OS of Linux.

Important

Please contact your SE/AM if you have questions regarding Cloud Exchange installation, deployment, configuration, and upgrade/migration.

Think of Cloud Exchange as a ready-to-use VM based on Ubuntu 22.04, and already set up with all prerequisites of Cloud Exchange (like Docker, Python, Docker Compose, Zip). As easy to set up and start using Cloud Exchange as before, it is available for major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP), as well as for on-premises deployment platforms (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM).

Notes

The maintenance and JWT Secret passwords are used internally within Cloud Exchange for database authentication. These passwords will be needed when restoring a backup.
Non‑ASCII characters (e.g., accented letters, other scripts, emoji) are not supported for the Maintenance and JWT Secret Password. Some of the processes might not work and might cause system failures if you use these special characters.

Support Matrix 6.1.0

Platform	Cloud Exchange Version	Deployment Format
VMware ESXi	6.1.0	OVA
AWS	6.1.0	AMI
Azure	6.1.0	Azure Image
Hyper-V	6.1.0	VHDX Image
KVM	6.1.0	QCOW2 Image

Sizing Matrix

Size	EPM	CPU/RAM (GB)	Disk Space (GB)	AWS Equivalent	Azure Equivalent
Medium	200k	8/16	80	C62XL	F8s_v2
Large	300k	16/32	120	C64XL	F16s_v2

Note

You will need to change the disk size while creating new instances.

Note for OS Update

Admins should redeploy Cloud Exchange in the event of functionality/stability issues due to unintentional update of Ubuntu OS for Cloud Exchange as a VM deployment.

Select the install instructions that best suit your deployment environment.