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MikroTik RouterOS in EVE-NG, ready to run

MikroTik's Cloud Hosted Router comes installed in every CloudLabBox workspace's Add Node list. Practise RouterOS routing, firewall filters, NAT and VPN tunnels from the CLI or WebFig, its web interface.

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Vendor
MikroTik
In Add Node
41 images
Template
mikrotik
Newest
mikrotik-7.17

Installed versions

Every RouterOS (CHR) name in the Add Node image list, exactly as you’ll pick it.

Started in our checksEach links to the tested tip below.

Template mikrotik

RouterOS

41 images on this template. Newest first.

  • mikrotik-7.17
  • mikrotik-7.16.2
  • mikrotik-7.16.1
  • mikrotik-7.15.3
  • mikrotik-7.15.1
  • mikrotik-7.14.2
  • mikrotik-7.13
  • mikrotik-7.11.2
  • mikrotik-7.10.2
  • mikrotik-7.8Started in our checks
  • mikrotik-7.7
  • mikrotik-7.6
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  • mikrotik-7.5
  • mikrotik-7.3.1
  • mikrotik-7.2.3
  • mikrotik-7.2.1
  • mikrotik-7.1.3
  • mikrotik-7.1
  • mikrotik-6.49.7
  • mikrotik-6.49.6
  • mikrotik-6.49.2
  • mikrotik-6.49.1
  • mikrotik-6.49
  • mikrotik-6.48.6
  • mikrotik-6.48.4
  • mikrotik-6.48.3
  • mikrotik-6.48.2
  • mikrotik-6.48.1
  • mikrotik-6.48
  • mikrotik-6.47.8
  • mikrotik-6.47.7
  • mikrotik-6.47.6
  • mikrotik-6.47.4
  • mikrotik-6.47.2
  • mikrotik-6.47.1
  • mikrotik-6.47
  • mikrotik-6.46.6
  • mikrotik-6.46.5
  • mikrotik-6.46.4
  • mikrotik-6.42.9
  • mikrotik-6.39

Add it to a lab

In Add Node, choose the template, then the image. The template fills in these settings; change them before you start the node.

Add Node defaults for RouterOS (CHR), read from the EVE-NG templates on 28 October 2026
ImageTemplateCPURAMInterfacesConsole
RouterOSmikrotik1256 MB4 interfaces: eth1 to eth4telnet

EVE-NG admits a node by the CPU and RAM set on it, so a running node counts against your plan at these values. This template starts nodes at 1 vCPU and 256 MB, which fits the free demo’s 6 vCPU and 8 GB, so you can start one there and open its console.

See default usernames and passwords Read every node tip

OSPF and firewall filters on three routers

Join three CHR routers in a triangle with OSPF and hang an Alpine Linux host off one of them to test from, then add firewall filters and source NAT. You practise RouterOS routing and the firewall in the CLI.

  • 3×RouterOS mikrotik1 vCPU, 256 MB each
  • 1×Alpine Linux clbalpinebase2 vCPU, 512 MB

Added with these defaults, the lab uses 5 vCPU and 1.3 GB of RAM. The smallest plan that fits is Lite, with 6 vCPU and 8 GB: £3 a day, or £0.50 an hour On-Demand.

Choose a planGive nodes more CPU or RAM and you add that instead.

Licences are yours to bring

CloudLabBox doesn't provide MikroTik licences. Check each router's level with /system license print: on the free level, CHR caps upload speed on each interface, so apply your own licence if your exercise needs more.

The images run only inside your CloudLabBox workspace; they aren’t available to download.

Guided labs that use RouterOS (CHR)

Ready-made labs in the Shared folder of every lab workspace, each with a scenario, tasks, checks and the full solution. Here are 8 of the 110 that use it, from 12 courses, counted on 2 November 2026.

All guided practice labs

Questions about RouterOS (CHR)

What is MikroTik RouterOS (CHR)?

MikroTik's Cloud Hosted Router (CHR) is RouterOS built for virtual machines: routing, firewall, VPN and bridging, configured from the CLI or WinBox.

Can I use WinBox with a MikroTik node?

Not from your own computer: native access opens a device's console, SSH, web page, Remote Desktop and VNC, not WinBox. Use the CLI, or give the router an address on a lab network, right-click it and choose Web page to open WebFig in a new browser tab.

What are the interfaces called on a MikroTik node?

EVE-NG labels them eth1 to eth4; inside RouterOS they appear as ether1 to ether4.

MikroTik: has RouterOS 7.8 been checked?

mikrotik-7.8 reached its login prompt. Use the MikroTik profile, then configure the interface addresses, routing and firewall rules your lab needs. Check the guest's licence level if your exercise depends on licensed capabilities.

From the node tips, updated 9 October 2026.

Which RouterOS (CHR) images are installed?

41 images, all listed on this page exactly as Add Node shows them. The newest is mikrotik-7.17.

How much CPU and RAM does a RouterOS (CHR) node use?

When you add one, the mikrotik template adds 1 vCPU and 256 MB of RAM. You can change both in Add Node, and your plan counts what each running node is set to.

More images

CloudLabBox is independent of the vendors named on this page. Their names identify the images in the workspace’s Add Node list.