diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/README_BIRD3.md b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/README_BIRD3.md
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+# BIRD3 Template
+
+Templates here are an initial effort at BIRD 3 collector router.
+
+**2025-09-01 - rob@lonap.net. It is working but not yet production tested at LONAP. Further updates may be needed.**
+
+## Skinning
+
+As always, you can skin your own version of any of these template files by making a copy of them
+in your local skin directory.
+
+These files would live in:
+
+```
+/srv/ixpmanager/resources/skins/<your_skin>/api/v4/router/collector/bird3
+```
+
+If you make any important changes, please let us know, so they can be considered for the
+default templates, so you don't need to skin it forever.
+
+## Updates
+
+This template is largely the same as the previous BIRD 2 template, but with the following changes:
+
+### BIRD Peer Template
+
+Updated to use BIRD's peer template feature. This avoids repeating the same configuration for every BGP peer. 
+(This is already used in the route server template for BIRD 2.)
+
+As such, there is a new file, `neighbor-template.foil.php` which defines the BIRD template `tb_rcpeer`. 
+BIRD will configure all BGP peers to inherit the same settings from this template.
+
+**If you made any custom changes to `neighbors.foil.php`, you may need to undo these and put them in `neighbor-template.foil.php`** instead.
+
+### BIRD 3 Threads
+
+BIRD 3 introduces new multi-threaded capabilities.
+
+`threads.foil.php` contains default threads configuration of `threads 1;`. This means BIRD will mostly behave the same as it did for BIRD 2. (At least for BGP.)
+
+However, **this setting is in the process of being deprecated** and is replaced with a new format, thread groups:
+
+```
+thread group worker {
+    threads N;
+    default;
+}
+```
+
+**Due to a bug in BIRD <= 3.1.2**, this new style threads configuration does not currently work. [It is due to be fixed in BIRD 3.1.3.](http://trubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2025-August/018353.html)
+
+You may need to skin `threads.foil.php` to insert the correct config for the version of BIRD you are running.
+
+The template also allows you to configure it per server instance if necessary. Skin `threads.foil.php` file to:
+
+```
+api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads_<server_handle>.foil.php
+```
+
+For example: 
+
+```
+/srv/ixpmanager/resources/skins/<your_skin>/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads_rc01-ipv4.foil.php
+```
+
+If this file exists, it will be used instead of the default `threads.foil.php` for this instance.
+
+This allows you to vary the number of threads per-instance. This is useful if your servers have a different number of cores, (e.g. during upgrades) or to test multi-threaded capability on one instance before enabling it on other servers, for example.
+
+### BIRD 3 and Looking Glass Compatibility
+
+BIRD 3 has changed the format of output for BGP attributes.
+
+This means the looking glass (birdseye/IXP Manager) does not not work correctly with BIRD 3 as-is.
+
+For now, this template tweaks BIRD 3 to display BGP attributes in the expected (BIRD 2) format for compatibility with the looking glass:
+
+```
+# BIRD 3 -- use BIRD 2 attributes format (for looking glass):
+cli "/run/bird/bird-<?= $t->handle ?>.ctl" {
+    v2 attributes;
+};
+```
+
+If you remove this setting, however, you may need to manually stop bird, kill any running processes, remove any .ctl files in `/run/bird`. On reconfigure, it seems to re-create the socket `.ctl` files as `root` user instead of `bird`, so it will break the looking glass or other scripts expecting to access it as `bird` user.
+
+### Custom config tweaks
+
+LONAP is upgrading our collector from a Cisco router to BIRD.
+
+The template looks for a few optional settings which can bet set per-instance in the custom config file `/srv/ixpmanager/config/custom.php`
+
+```php /srv/ixpmanager/config/custom.php
+    // Extra options for route server/collector config.
+    'router' => [
+        'rc01-ipv4' => [
+            'passive'       => 'on', // be quiet for test/non-production
+            'err_wait_time' => '120,600', // less aggressive error restarts
+            'prefix_limit'  => '20000', // default max prefix to apply (unless member is higher)
+        ],
+        'rc01-ipv6' => [
+            'passive'       => 'on', // be quiet for test/non-production
+            'err_wait_time' => '120,600', // less aggressive error restarts
+            'prefix_limit'  => '5000', // default max prefix to apply (unless member is higher)
+        ],
+    ],
+```
+
+- `passive` - The default config actively tries to establish BGP sessions in the usual manner. This setting enables BGP passive mode. (A peer may establish a session to us, but we do not try to establish a BGP session to them.) This is used while testing BIRD config templates/new servers etc. from live IXP Manager, but we do not want the server to try to bring up sessions with members. (Otherwise, members will query this and ask us what it is/should they peer with it/why are we trying to open sessions etc...)
+
+BIRD does not have as many options as Cisco for maximum prefix limits, warn and shutdown/restart actions.
+
+Cisco allows setting a default for all peers (unless configured otherwise by peer) and separate max prefix warn and/or shutdown thresholds based on either a fixed number or warn percentage.
+
+This Cisco config sets defaults for all peers (unless configured otherwise) of 20000 prefixes, log a warning at 90%, restart after 5 minutes. A few peers announce more than 20000 prefixes and are explicitly configured.
+
+Most peers announce only a small number of prefixes. On the Cisco collector, we did not bother configuring a per-peer maximum prefix.
+
+If a peer exceeds 20000, it's safe to assume a route leak has occurred, so we shut the session down.
+
+This has the benefit of alerting the operator if a route leak occurs (by shutting the session down), but 
+not causing administrative burden or inconvenience by warning or shutting down on an increase from 5 to 7 
+prefixes, for example.
+
+
+```
+! defaults
+neighbor lonap maximum-prefix 20000 90 restart 5
+
+! big peer:
+neighbor x.x.x.x peer-group lonap
+neighbor x.x.x.x maximum-prefix 50000
+```
+
+As far as I can see, BIRD does not have direct equivalents for this. For example:
+
+ - There is no separate restart timer for max prefix, only a single timer for _all_ error restarts.
+ - Only a single maximum prefix action (`import limit [number | off ] [action warn | block | restart | disable]`) e.g. either warn *or* restart, but not "warn at X, restart at Y". You cannot configure both warning _and_ restart limits.
+ - No "warn at percentage"
+
+We set defaults in the peer template, but of course, if a maximum prefix is set in IXP Manager for the peer, it will use this number and always override our default.
+
+The following settings aim to use the template to approximate the nice behaviour we had with Cisco.
+
+- `prefix_limit` - Sets a "default" maximum prefix limit, above which, the sessions will be shut down and restarted after an interval. 
+
+- `err_wait_time` - Allows to change the default wait/BGP restart timers.
+
+BIRD does not allow two max prefix limit actions, but allows a maximum prefix to be configured in two places:
+
+```
+import limit [number | off ] [action warn | block | restart | disable]
+```
+
+- Maximum prefix limit after filtering/policy has been applied (e.g, routes accepted)
+
+
+```
+receive limit [number | off ] [action warn | block | restart | disable]
+```
+
+- Works the same as import prefix limit but before filtering/policy has been applied (e.g, routes received, filtered routes are counted towards the limit).
+
+This is useful, as we can set `import limit` to warn only at the actual number of prefixes set in IXP Manager, and also set `receive limit` to our high "oopsie" default at which we restart the session.
+
+Using this template/config options, the peer will inherit the following settings:
+
+```
+template bgp tb_rcpeer {
+     error wait time 120,600;
+
+     [...]
+
+    ipv4 {
+        receive limit 20000;
+        export none;
+    };
+}
+```
+
+Then in each peer:
+
+```yaml
+protocol bgp pb_as12345_vli280_ipv4 from tb_rcpeer {
+    description "AS12345 - Member 1";
+    neighbor 5.57.81.xx as 12345;
+
+    ipv4 {
+        import where f_import_as12345();
+        import limit 400 action warn;
+
+    };
+}
+```
+
+So we will warn at 400 (As set in IXP Manager for the member), but shut down/restart at 20000.
+
+**Unless** the peer's maximum prefix setting exceeds our default, in which case, the higher limit is used
+for `receive limit`:
+
+```
+protocol bgp pb_as65001_vli42_ipv4 from tb_rcpeer {
+    description "AS65001 - Big Peer";
+    neighbor 5.57.80.xxx as 65001;
+
+    ipv4 {
+        import where f_import_as65001();
+        import limit 185000 action warn;
+        receive limit 185000;
+    };
+}
+```
+
+This has the benefit of allowing us to configure the true number of maximum prefixes in IXP Manager. The looking glass
+will be able to show a warning at the correct level because we have not shut down the sessions or set a higher
+number to avoid shutting down for small numbers of prefix increases.
+
+These settings are entirely optional. If preferred, you can leave unconfigured for the previous default behaviour which is to accept everything with no maximum prefix set.
+
+I believe this is not very useful, however: the looking glass gives up after a certain number of prefixes
+to prevent server load/browser meltdown. Nobody will actually _see_ 20000 prefixes. But if we never shut the
+session down either, the operator will not get any immediate indication that there is any problem.
+
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/community-filtering-definitions.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/community-filtering-definitions.foil.php
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+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# Community filtering definitions for use with looking glasses
+#
+# Current implementation based on:
+#
+# https://github.com/euro-ix/rs-workshop-july-2017/wiki/Route-Server-BGP-Community-usage
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+
+
+# These will all be filtered and not piped to the master table:
+
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_PREFIX_LEN_TOO_LONG      = ( routerasn, 1101, 1  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_PREFIX_LEN_TOO_SHORT     = ( routerasn, 1101, 2  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_BOGON                    = ( routerasn, 1101, 3  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_BOGON_ASN                = ( routerasn, 1101, 4  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_AS_PATH_TOO_LONG         = ( routerasn, 1101, 5  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_AS_PATH_TOO_SHORT        = ( routerasn, 1101, 6  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_FIRST_AS_NOT_PEER_AS     = ( routerasn, 1101, 7  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_NEXT_HOP_NOT_PEER_IP     = ( routerasn, 1101, 8  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_IRRDB_PREFIX_FILTERED    = ( routerasn, 1101, 9  );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_IRRDB_ORIGIN_AS_FILTERED = ( routerasn, 1101, 10 );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_PREFIX_NOT_IN_ORIGIN_AS  = ( routerasn, 1101, 11 );
+
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_RPKI_UNKNOWN             = ( routerasn, 1101, 12 );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_RPKI_INVALID             = ( routerasn, 1101, 13 );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_TRANSIT_FREE_ASN         = ( routerasn, 1101, 14 );
+define IXP_LC_FILTERED_TOO_MANY_COMMUNITIES     = ( routerasn, 1101, 15 );
+
+
+
+
+# Informational prefixes
+
+define IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_VALID       = ( routerasn, 1000, 1  );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_UNKNOWN     = ( routerasn, 1000, 2  );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_NOT_CHECKED = ( routerasn, 1000, 3  );
+
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_INVALID       = ( routerasn, 1001, 0  );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_VALID         = ( routerasn, 1001, 1  );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_NOT_CHECKED   = ( routerasn, 1001, 2  );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_MORE_SPECIFIC = ( routerasn, 1001, 3  );
+
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_FILTERED_LOOSE  = ( routerasn, 1001, 1000 );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_FILTERED_STRICT = ( routerasn, 1001, 1001 );
+define IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_PREFIX_EMPTY    = ( routerasn, 1001, 1002 );
+
+define IXP_LC_INFO_FROM_IXROUTESERVER = ( routerasn, 1001, 1100 );
+
+define IXP_LC_INFO_SAME_AS_NEXT_HOP = ( routerasn, 1001, 1200 );
+
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/filter-transit-networks.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/filter-transit-networks.foil.php
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+
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# Filter known transit networks
+#
+# Inspired by: http://bgpfilterguide.nlnog.net/guides/no_transit_leaks/
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+<?php
+    // default transit networks to block
+    $no_transit_asns = [
+        174   => 'Cogent',
+        701   => 'UUNET',
+        1299  => 'Telia',
+        2914  => 'NTT Communications',
+        3257  => 'GTT Backbone',
+        3320  => 'Deutsche Telekom AG (DTAG)',
+        3356  => 'Level3',
+        3491  => 'PCCW',
+        4134  => 'Chinanet',
+        5511  => 'Orange opentransit',
+        6453  => 'Tata Communications',
+        6461  => 'Zayo Bandwidth',
+        6762  => 'Seabone / Telecom Italia',
+        6830  => 'Liberty Global',
+        7018  => 'AT&T',
+    ];
+
+    // possible overrides - exclusions from the above:
+    if( count( config( 'ixp.no_transit_asns.exclude' ) ) ) {
+        foreach( config( 'ixp.no_transit_asns.exclude' ) as $asn ) {
+            if( isset( $no_transit_asns[$asn] ) ) {
+                unset( $no_transit_asns[$asn] );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // possible overrides - complete replacement:
+    if( config( 'ixp.no_transit_asns.override' ) !== false ) {
+        $no_transit_asns = [];
+        foreach( config( 'ixp.no_transit_asns.override' ) as $asn ) {
+            $no_transit_asns[ $asn ] = 'Override from .env file';
+        }
+    }
+?>
+
+# Filtering the following ASNs:
+#
+<?php foreach( $no_transit_asns as $asn => $desc ): ?>
+# <?= $asn ?> - <?= $desc ?>
+
+<?php endforeach; ?>
+
+<?php if( count( $no_transit_asns ) === 0 ): ?>
+# .env file has disabled transit ASN filtering with an empty IXP_NO_TRANSIT_ASNS_OVERRIDE setting:
+function filter_has_transit_path() -> bool
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+<?php else: ?>
+define TRANSIT_ASNS = [ <?= implode( ', ', array_keys( $no_transit_asns ) ) ?> ];
+
+function filter_has_transit_path() -> bool
+int set transit_asns;
+{
+    transit_asns = TRANSIT_ASNS;
+    if (bgp_path ~ transit_asns) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_TRANSIT_FREE_ASN );
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+<?php endif; ?>
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diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/footer.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/footer.foil.php
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diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/header.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/header.foil.php
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+<?php
+/*
+ * Bird Route Collector Configuration Template
+ *
+ *
+ * You should not need to edit these files - instead use your own custom skins. If
+ * you can't effect the changes you need with skinning, consider posting to the mailing
+ * list to see if it can be achieved / incorporated.
+ *
+ * Skinning: https://docs.ixpmanager.org/features/skinning/
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2025 Internet Neutral Exchange Association Company Limited By Guarantee.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of IXP Manager.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version v2.0 of the License.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License v2.0
+ * along with IXP Manager.  If not, see:
+ *
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ */
+?>
+#
+# Bird v3 Route Collector configuration generated by IXP Manager
+#
+# Do not edit this file, it will be overwritten.
+#
+# Generated: <?= date('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n" ?>
+#
+
+# For VLAN: <?= $t->vlan->name ?> (Tag: <?= $t->vlan->number ?>, Database ID: <?= $t->vlan->id ?>)
+
+
+# standardise time formats:
+timeformat base         iso long;
+timeformat log          iso long;
+timeformat protocol     iso long;
+timeformat route        iso long;
+
+
+log "/var/log/bird/<?= $t->handle ?>.log" all;
+log syslog name "bird-<?= $t->handle ?>" all;
+
+define routerasn     = <?= $t->router->asn        ?>;
+define routeraddress = <?= $t->router->peering_ip ?>;
+
+router id <?= $t->router->router_id ?>;
+
+
+# BIRD 3 -- use BIRD 2 attributes format (for looking glass):
+cli "/run/bird/bird-<?= $t->handle ?>.ctl" {
+    v2 attributes;
+};
+
+
+# ignore interface up/down events
+protocol device { }
+
+<?= $t->insertif('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads_' . $t->handle) ?: $t->insertif('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads') ?>
+
+# This function excludes weird networks
+#  rfc1918, class D, class E, too long and too short prefixes
+function avoid_martians() -> bool
+prefix set martians;
+{
+<?php if( $t->router->protocol == 6 ): ?>
+
+    martians = [
+        ::/0,                   # Default (can be advertised as a route in BGP to peers if desired)
+        ::/96,                  # IPv4-compatible IPv6 address - deprecated by RFC4291
+        ::/128,                 # Unspecified address
+        ::1/128,                # Local host loopback address
+        ::ffff:0.0.0.0/96+,     # IPv4-mapped addresses
+        ::224.0.0.0/100+,       # Compatible address (IPv4 format)
+        ::127.0.0.0/104+,       # Compatible address (IPv4 format)
+        ::0.0.0.0/104+,         # Compatible address (IPv4 format)
+        ::255.0.0.0/104+,       # Compatible address (IPv4 format)
+        0000::/8+,              # Pool used for unspecified, loopback and embedded IPv4 addresses
+        0200::/7+,              # OSI NSAP-mapped prefix set (RFC4548) - deprecated by RFC4048
+        3ffe::/16+,             # Former 6bone, now decommissioned
+        2001:db8::/32+,         # Reserved by IANA for special purposes and documentation
+        2002:e000::/20+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 multicast)
+        2002:7f00::/24+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 loopback)
+        2002:0000::/24+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 default)
+        2002:ff00::/24+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets
+        2002:0a00::/24+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 private 10.0.0.0/8 network)
+        2002:ac10::/28+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 private 172.16.0.0/12 network)
+        2002:c0a8::/32+,        # Invalid 6to4 packets (IPv4 private 192.168.0.0/16 network)
+        fc00::/7+,              # Unicast Unique Local Addresses (ULA) - RFC 4193
+        fe80::/10+,             # Link-local Unicast
+        fec0::/10+,             # Site-local Unicast - deprecated by RFC 3879 (replaced by ULA)
+        ff00::/8+               # Multicast
+    ];
+
+<?php else: ?>
+
+    martians = [
+        0.0.0.0/32-,            # rfc5735 Special Use IPv4 Addresses
+        0.0.0.0/0{0,7},         # rfc1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers 3.2.1.3
+        10.0.0.0/8+,            # rfc1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
+        100.64.0.0/10+,         # rfc6598 IANA-Reserved IPv4 Prefix for Shared Address Space
+        127.0.0.0/8+,           # rfc1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers 3.2.1.3
+        169.254.0.0/16+,        # rfc3927 Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
+        172.16.0.0/12+,         # rfc1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
+        192.0.0.0/24+,          # rfc6890 Special-Purpose Address Registries
+        192.0.2.0/24+,          # rfc5737 IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation
+        192.168.0.0/16+,        # rfc1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
+        198.18.0.0/15+,         # rfc2544 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices
+        198.51.100.0/24+,       # rfc5737 IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation
+        203.0.113.0/24+,        # rfc5737 IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation
+        224.0.0.0/4+,           # rfc1112 Host Extensions for IP Multicasting
+        240.0.0.0/4+            # rfc6890 Special-Purpose Address Registries
+    ];
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+    # Avoid RFC1918 and similar networks
+    if net ~ martians then
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+##
+## Route collector client configuration
+##
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/import-pre-extra.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/import-pre-extra.foil.php
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+
+    # From: api/v4/router/collector/bird3/import-pre-extra
+    # This file can be skinned to add custom config to
+    # the fn_import function here. For example, INEX uses
+    # it to tag routes learnt from our own route servers
+    # with an information community and accept them as is.
+
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbor-template.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbor-template.foil.php
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+<?php
+/*
+ * Bird Route Collector Configuration Template
+ *
+ *
+ * You should not need to edit these files - instead use your own custom skins. If
+ * you can't effect the changes you need with skinning, consider posting to the mailing
+ * list to see if it can be achieved / incorporated.
+ *
+ * Skinning: https://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/skinning.html
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2025 Internet Neutral Exchange Association Company Limited By Guarantee.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of IXP Manager.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version v2.0 of the License.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License v2.0
+ * along with IXP Manager.  If not, see:
+ *
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ */
+?>
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# Collector peer configuration
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+
+template bgp tb_rcpeer {
+    local as routerasn;
+    source address routeraddress;
+    strict bind yes;
+<?php if ( $p_passive = config('custom.router.' . $t->handle . '.passive') ): ?>
+    passive <?= $p_passive ?>;
+<?php endif; ?>
+<?php if ( $p_restart_time = config('custom.router.' . $t->handle . '.err_wait_time') ): ?>
+    error wait time <?= $p_restart_time ?>;
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+<?php if( config('app.env') === 'vagrant' ): ?>
+    # needed for loopback interface binding
+    multihop;
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+    # give RPKI-RTR a chance to start and populate
+    # (RPKI is /really/ quick)
+    connect delay time 30;
+
+    <?= $t->ipproto ?> {
+<?php if ( $p_prefix_limit = config('custom.router.' . $t->handle . '.prefix_limit') ): ?>
+    receive limit <?= $p_prefix_limit ?>;
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+        export none;
+    };
+
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbors.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbors.foil.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac2dfc84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbors.foil.php
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Bird Route Collector Configuration Template
+ *
+ *
+ * You should not need to edit these files - instead use your own custom skins. If
+ * you can't effect the changes you need with skinning, consider posting to the mailing
+ * list to see if it can be achieved / incorporated.
+ *
+ * Skinning: https://docs.ixpmanager.org/features/skinning/
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2025 Internet Neutral Exchange Association Company Limited By Guarantee.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of IXP Manager.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version v2.0 of the License.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License v2.0
+ * along with IXP Manager.  If not, see:
+ *
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ */
+?>
+
+<?php
+    // NOTE: fvliid is used below to distinguish between multiple VLAN interfaces
+    //   for the same customer in the same peering LAN
+
+    // only define one filter per ASN
+    $asn_filters = [];
+?>
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# Route collector clients
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+<?php foreach( $t->ints as $int ):
+
+    // do not set up a session to ourselves!
+    if( $int['autsys'] == $t->router->asn ):
+        continue;
+    endif;
+
+?>
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+###
+### AS<?= $int['autsys'] ?> - <?= $int['cname'] ?> - VLAN Interface #<?= $int['vliid'] ?>
+
+
+<?php
+    if( !in_array( $int['autsys'], $asn_filters ) ):
+
+        $asn_filters[] = $int['autsys'];
+?>
+
+
+function f_import_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>() -> bool
+
+prefix set allnet;
+ip set allips;
+int set allas;
+{
+
+    <?= $t->insert( 'api/v4/router/collector/bird3/import-pre-extra', [ 'int' => $int ] ) ?>
+
+    # Filter small prefixes
+<?php if( $t->router->protocol == 6 ): ?>
+    if ( net ~ [ ::/0{<?= config( 'ixp.irrdb.min_v6_subnet_size', 48 ) == 128 ? 128 : config( 'ixp.irrdb.min_v6_subnet_size', 48 ) + 1 ?>,128} ] ) then {
+<?php else: ?>
+    if ( net ~ [ 0.0.0.0/0{<?= config( 'ixp.irrdb.min_v4_subnet_size', 24 ) == 32 ? 32 : config( 'ixp.irrdb.min_v4_subnet_size', 24 ) + 1 ?>,32} ] ) then {
+<?php endif; ?>
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_PREFIX_LEN_TOO_LONG );
+    }
+
+
+    if !(avoid_martians()) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_BOGON );
+    }
+
+    # Belt and braces: must have at least one ASN in the path
+    if( bgp_path.len < 1 ) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_AS_PATH_TOO_SHORT );
+        # we won't continue in this case: zero path asn is broken
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    # Peer ASN == route's first ASN?
+    if (bgp_path.first != <?= $int['autsys'] ?> ) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_FIRST_AS_NOT_PEER_AS );
+    }
+
+    # set of all IPs this ASN uses to peer with on this VLAN
+    allips = [ <?= implode( ', ', $int['allpeeringips'] ) ?> ];
+
+    # Prevent BGP NEXT_HOP Hijacking
+    if !( from = bgp_next_hop ) then {
+
+        # need to differentiate between same ASN next hop or actual next hop hijacking
+        if( bgp_next_hop ~ allips ) then {
+            bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_SAME_AS_NEXT_HOP );
+        } else {
+            # looks like hijacking (intentional or not)
+            bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_NEXT_HOP_NOT_PEER_IP );
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Filter Known Transit Networks
+    filter_has_transit_path();
+
+    # Belt and braces: no one needs an ASN path with > 64 hops, that's just broken
+    if( bgp_path.len > 64 ) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_AS_PATH_TOO_LONG );
+    }
+
+<?php
+    // Only do IRRDB ASN filtering if this is enabled per client:
+    $asns = [];
+    if( ( $int['rsclient'] ?? false ) && $int['irrdbfilter'] ?? true ):
+
+        $asns = \IXP\Models\Aggregators\IrrdbAggregator::asnsForRouterConfiguration( $int[ 'cid' ], $t->router->protocol );
+        if( count( $asns ) ): ?>
+
+    allas = [ <?php echo $t->softwrap( $asns, 10, ", ", ",", 14, 7 ); ?>
+
+    ];
+
+        <?php   else: ?>
+
+    allas = [ <?= $int['autsys'] ?> ];
+
+        <?php   endif; ?>
+
+    # Ensure origin ASN is in the neighbors AS-SET
+    if !(bgp_path.last_nonaggregated ~ allas) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_IRRDB_ORIGIN_AS_FILTERED );
+    }
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+
+
+<?php if( $t->router->rpki && config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr1.host' ) ): ?>
+
+    # RPKI check
+    if( roa_check( t_roa, net, bgp_path.last_nonaggregated ) = ROA_INVALID ) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_RPKI_INVALID );
+    } else if( roa_check( t_roa, net, bgp_path.last_nonaggregated ) = ROA_VALID ) then {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_VALID );
+    } else {
+        # RPKI unknown, keep checking and mark as unknown for info
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_UNKNOWN );
+    }
+
+<?php else: ?>
+
+    # Skipping RPKI check -> RPKI not enabled / configured correctly.
+    bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_NOT_CHECKED );
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+
+
+
+<?php
+    // Only do IRRDB prefix filtering if this is enabled per client:
+    $prefixes = [];
+    if( ( $int['rsclient'] ?? false ) && $int['irrdbfilter'] ?? true ):
+
+        $prefixes = \IXP\Models\Aggregators\IrrdbAggregator::prefixesForRouterConfiguration( $int[ 'cid' ], $t->router->protocol );
+
+        if( count( $prefixes ) ): ?>
+
+    allnet = [ <?php echo $t->softwrap( $int['rsmorespecifics']
+        ? $t->bird()->prefixExactToLessSpecific( $prefixes, $t->router->protocol, config( 'ixp.irrdb.min_v' . $t->router->protocol . '_subnet_size' ) )
+        : $prefixes, 4, ", ", ",", 15, $t->router->protocol == 6 ? 36 : 26 ); ?>
+
+    ];
+
+    if ! (net ~ allnet) then {
+        if bgp_large_community ~ [IXP_LC_INFO_RPKI_VALID] then {
+            bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_INVALID );
+        } else {
+            bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_IRRDB_PREFIX_FILTERED );
+        }
+
+        bgp_large_community.add( <?= $int['rsmorespecifics'] ? 'IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_FILTERED_LOOSE' : 'IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_FILTERED_STRICT' ?> );
+    } else {
+        bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_VALID );
+    }
+
+        <?php   else: ?>
+
+    # Deny everything because the IRR database returned nothing
+    bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_FILTERED_IRRDB_PREFIX_FILTERED );
+    bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_PREFIX_EMPTY );
+
+        <?php   endif; ?>
+
+    <?php else: ?>
+
+    # This ASN was configured not to use IRRDB filtering
+    bgp_large_community.add( IXP_LC_INFO_IRRDB_NOT_CHECKED );
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+
+<?php
+// If config has default prefix limit set and peer maxprefixes is
+// higher than this, use this instead of default. Otherwise use default
+// set by tb_rcpeer neighbor template.
+if(($cfg_limit = (int) config("custom.router.{$t->handle}.prefix_limit")) && ($int['maxprefixes'] > $cfg_limit)):
+        $peer_rc_max = $int['maxprefixes'];
+else:
+        $peer_rc_max = 0;
+endif;
+?>
+
+protocol bgp pb_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>_vli<?= $int['vliid'] ?>_ipv<?= $int['protocol'] ?? 4 ?> from tb_rcpeer {
+    description "AS<?= $int['autsys'] ?> - <?= $int['cname'] ?>";
+    neighbor <?= $int['address'] ?> as <?= $int['autsys'] ?>;
+
+    <?= $t->insertif('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/peer_as_' . $int['autsys'] ) ?>
+
+    <?= $t->ipproto ?> {
+        # As a route collector, we want to import everything and export nothing.
+        # The import filter listed here just accepts everything but adds tags.
+        import where f_import_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>();
+        import limit <?= (int) $int['maxprefixes']?> action warn;
+        <?php if( $peer_rc_max > 0 ): ?>receive limit <?= $peer_rc_max ?>;<?php endif; ?>
+
+    };
+
+    <?php if( $int['bgpmd5secret'] && !$t->router->skip_md5 ): ?>password "<?= $int['bgpmd5secret'] ?>";<?php endif; ?>
+
+}
+
+
+
+<?php endforeach; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/rpki.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/rpki.foil.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ebafd2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/rpki.foil.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# RPKI protocol configuration
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+<?php if( $t->router->rpki && config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr1.host' ) ): ?>
+
+roa<?= $t->router->protocol ?> table t_roa;
+
+protocol rpki rpki1 {
+
+    roa<?= $t->router->protocol ?> { table t_roa; };
+
+    remote "<?= config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr1.host' ) ?>" port <?= config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr1.port' ) ?>;
+
+    retry keep 90;
+    refresh keep 900;
+    expire keep 172800;
+}
+
+    <?php if( config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr2.host' ) ): ?>
+
+protocol rpki rpki2 {
+
+    roa<?= $t->router->protocol ?> { table t_roa; };
+
+    remote "<?= config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr2.host' ) ?>" port <?= config( 'ixp.rpki.rtr2.port' ) ?>;
+
+    retry keep 90;
+    refresh keep 900;
+    expire keep 172800;
+}
+
+    <?php endif; /* rtr2 */ ?>
+
+<?php else:  /* $t->router->getRPKI() */ ?>
+
+    <?php if( $t->router->rpki ): ?>
+
+        # RPKI is enabled but no RPKI routers configured in your .env file.
+
+    <?php else: ?>
+
+        # RPKI not enabled for this router
+
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
+<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/standard.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/standard.foil.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aedcf3ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/standard.foil.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Bird Route Collector Configuration Template
+ *
+ *
+ * You should not need to edit these files - instead use your own custom skins. If
+ * you can't effect the changes you need with skinning, consider posting to the mailing
+ * list to see if it can be achieved / incorporated.
+ *
+ * Skinning: hSkinning: https://docs.ixpmanager.org/features/skinning/
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2025 Internet Neutral Exchange Association Company Limited By Guarantee.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of IXP Manager.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version v2.0 of the License.
+ *
+ * IXP Manager is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License v2.0
+ * along with IXP Manager.  If not, see:
+ *
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ */
+?>
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/header')   ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/community-filtering-definitions')   ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/rpki')   ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/filter-transit-networks')   ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbor-template', [ 'ipproto' => $t->router->protocol === 6 ? 'ipv6' : 'ipv4' ] )   ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/neighbors', [ 'ipproto' => $t->router->protocol === 6 ? 'ipv6' : 'ipv4' ] ) ?>
+
+<?= $this->insert('api/v4/router/collector/bird3/footer')   ?>
diff --git a/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads.foil.php b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads.foil.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c4c2466a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/api/v4/router/collector/bird3/threads.foil.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+#
+# BIRD 3 threads configuration
+# See "Thread setup" : https://bird.nic.cz/doc/bird-3.1.2.html#global-opts
+#
+########################################################################################
+########################################################################################
+
+threads 1;
+
+# thread group worker {
+#    threads 1;
+#    default;
+# }