FAQ

What is Nirvana Connect?

Nirvana Connect is a private interconnect service (aka a private internet connection) that establishes dedicated fiber circuits between Nirvana Labs, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and other major cloud providers.

Unlike the public internet, Nirvana Connect links these environments through reserved private network paths, enabling secure, high-performance data transfer with predictable latency and enhanced reliability. This integration allows applications and data to move freely between multiple clouds, letting teams treat them as a single, unified network.

How does Nirvana Connect work?

Nirvana Connect works by leveraging a Tier 1 global infrastructure provider to provision private virtual circuits that directly connect Nirvana Cloud to major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

These circuits use existing fiber infrastructure already laid between data centers and the cloud providers. Instead of installing new physical cables, Nirvana reserves bandwidth on these private links to create dedicated, secure, high-speed connections between environments — giving users faster, more reliable network performance and meaningful cost savings.

In short, Nirvana covers the infrastructure costs, so you don’t have to.

Because data travels through a private path rather than the public internet, customers avoid standard egress fees, reduce congestion, and gain stable, predictable throughput. Customers can self-provision these circuits through the Nirvana Cloud dashboard or API, enabling flexible and scalable connectivity.

Who is Nirvana Connect for?

Nirvana Connect is available to all Nirvana Cloud users.

It’s designed for teams running workloads such as:

• Node runners and RPC infrastructure
• Indexers and blockchain analytics
• Cross-chain infrastructure and messaging
• Real-time backend and transaction systems
• High-frequency and latency-sensitive applications

What are the benefits of using Nirvana Connect?

Lower latency and high availability

• Dedicated private circuits provide predictable, low-latency performance compared to public internet.
• Fewer network hops and direct connectivity ensure consistent uptime for latency-sensitive operations.

Enhanced security and compliance

• Data traverses private, isolated network paths for enhanced security and privacy.
• Easier to maintain compliance across multi-cloud environments.

Flexible workload management

• Offload Web3-intensive workloads to Nirvana Cloud while maintaining existing cloud setups on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Efficiently allocate resources across providers based on performance or regulatory needs.

Cost optimization

• By bypassing the public internet, Nirvana Connect avoids standard egress charges.
• Greater cost savings at higher transfer volumes.

Freedom from vendor lock-in

• Seamlessly integrate multiple cloud providers without being tied to a single ecosystem.

What are common use cases for Nirvana Connect?

High-Frequency Trading

HFT operations in Web3 depend on ultra-fast, deterministic latency between trading systems and blockchain nodes.

Nirvana Connect provides dedicated, low-latency circuits, redundant paths, and congestion-free routing to optimize execution speed and reliability.

Blockchain Node Operations

Many organizations run blockchain nodes on Nirvana Cloud while hosting indexers, frontends, or supporting services on other cloud providers.

Nirvana Connect ensures high-bandwidth, stable connectivity between these components while keeping node infrastructure isolated from the public internet.

Kubernetes Cluster Mesh

Teams running Kubernetes across multiple clouds can use Nirvana Connect to enable CNI-level networking (e.g., with Cilium), allowing pods and services to communicate seamlessly across providers.

Direct, secure connectivity improves service mesh performance, reduces latency, and lowers inter-cluster traffic costs.

How much can I save?

By eliminating per-GB egress billing, Nirvana Connect can reduce data transfer costs by up to 90% compared to traditional public internet routing between cloud environments.

There are no Nirvana egress fees, and AWS egress rates over Direct Connect are typically around $0.02 per GB, compared to roughly $0.09 per GB over the public internet.

Where does Nirvana Connect currently operate network hubs?

Nirvana Connect currently operates private network hubs in:

• Seattle (us-sea-1)
• Silicon Valley (us-sva-1)
• Chicago (us-chi-1)
• Washington DC (us-wdc-1)
• Frankfurt (eu-frk-1)
• Singapore (ap-sin-1)
• Seoul (ap-seo-1)
• Tokyo (ap-tyo-1)

These hubs support enterprise and latency-sensitive workloads, providing direct, private connectivity between Nirvana Cloud and major cloud providers.

How many cloud providers does Nirvana Connect support?

Currently, Nirvana Connect supports direct interconnect to AWS. Support for GCP can be enabled on demand in under 10 minutes.

Nirvana Connect can also support additional providers, including Microsoft Azure and Alibaba Cloud, as the network fabric is designed to scale flexibly to multiple providers.

Where is the private fiber from?

Nirvana Connect runs on private fiber provided through Nirvana’s long-term infrastructure partner, linking Nirvana Cloud directly to major cloud providers.

What’s the difference between Nirvana Connect and Nirvana Network?

Nirvana Connect supports self-connections, linking your own environments between Nirvana Cloud and other cloud providers.

Nirvana Network (coming soon) will enable cross-company private connections, allowing different Web3 providers on Nirvana Cloud to exchange data over the same private fiber backbone.

What bandwidth options does Nirvana Connect support?

Nirvana Connect currently supports the following bandwidth tiers:

• 50 Mbps
• 200 Mbps
• 500 Mbps
• 1 Gbps
• 2 Gbps

Is there a cost to use Nirvana Connect?

Nirvana Connect is currently in a trial period, free for all Nirvana Cloud users.

Pricing will be introduced after the trial, with options for partners and dedicated interconnects.

How can I get started?

If you’re already using Nirvana Cloud, you can activate Nirvana Connect directly from your dashboard or API.

New partners can reach out to the team for onboarding support.