Global IPv4 Depletion: Charges Begin Next Month! Developers Struggle to Migrate, Label IPv6 a “D…
Medium – Lucas Scott
Here is a summary of the key points about the challenges with transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6:
1\) IPv4 addresses are nearly exhausted globally.
Major cloud providers like AWS, Fly.io, and Supabase have announced they will start charging for public IPv4 addresses to encourage efficient usage and promote adoption of IPv6\)
2\) There are three main options for companies – pass on costs to customers, use proxies/NAT to optimize IPv4 utilization, or only provide IPv6\)
3\) While IPv6 offers benefits like vastly more addresses, its adoption faces challenges like insufficient support from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and lack of tooling support.
4\) Many ISPs have not upgraded equipment or software to be IPv6 compatible, incurring costs without clear justification so far.
This causes connectivity issues.
5\) Many developer tools and dependencies are not IPv6 ready yet.
Enabling IPv6 leads to issues like inability to SSH login, access GitHub, set up monitoring tools etc.
Significant reconfiguration is required.
6\) Experiences from developers highlight IPv6 migration is extremely challenging currently with almost nothing working out of the box, requiring complex workarounds and proxies.
7\) The road ahead for widespread IPv6 adoption still seems long and difficult.
Address exhaustion pressures may eventually force this change.
Link: https://blog.stackademic.com/global-ipv4-depletion-charges-begin-next-month-011c914c5737