# Support for AWS PrivateLink on Instaclustr for Apache Kafka Is Now Generally Available [Blog](/blog/)>[Technology](/blog/category/technical/)>Support for AWS PrivateLink on Instaclustr for Apache Kafka Is Now Generally Available Support for AWS PrivateLink on Instaclustr for Apache Kafka Is Now Generally Available ====================================================================================== July 20, 2022 | By [ Varun Ghai](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/author/varun-ghai/) [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Support%20for%20AWS%20PrivateLink%20on%20Instaclustr%20for%20Apache%20Kafka%20Is%20Now%20Generally%20Available&url=https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/support-for-aws-privatelink-on-instaclustr-for-apache-kafka-is-now-generally-available/) [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/support-for-aws-privatelink-on-instaclustr-for-apache-kafka-is-now-generally-available/&title=&summary=Support%20for%20AWS%20PrivateLink%20on%20Instaclustr%20for%20Apache%20Kafka%20Is%20Now%20Generally%20Available&source=) Instaclustr is excited to announce the generally availability of AWS PrivateLink with our managed Apache Kafka offering. This follows our [announcement](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/instaclustr-for-apache-kafka-announces-availability-of-support-for-aws-privatelink-in-public-preview/) that this new feature was available in public preview mode some weeks ago. With this release, customers of Instaclustr for Apache Kafka running clusters on AWS can benefit from an simpler alternative to using VPC peering and transit gateways. Without the use of AWS PrivateLink, most of our customers who need cross-VPC access would end up using[ VPC peering](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/peering/what-is-vpc-peering.html). However, for the majority of those customers’ use-cases, PrivateLink is now the better option—for example, if unidirectional access is required, if getting involved in network management is not desirable, and if CIDRs between VPCs overlap. Our AWS PrivateLink feature is offered as an Enterprise Feature. Our Enterprise Features and Enterprise Add-Ons attract an additional charge of 20% on top of the node cost, for the first such feature or add-on enabled by you. For Run In Instaclustr Account (RIIA) customers, this charge would cover the AWS PrivateLink costs and all other costs associated with us enabling PrivateLink support for you. Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) customers should also be aware that using PrivateLink may result in additional AWS infrastructure charges. Information on charges from AWS is available [here](https://aws.amazon.com/privatelink/pricing/). If you’d like to read more about AWS PrivateLink,[ this page](https://aws.amazon.com/privatelink/) contains more information. In short, PrivateLink is defined by AWS as a feature which allows “private connectivity between VPCs and services hosted on AWS or on-premises, without exposing data to the internet”. Enabling your new Instaclustr for Apache Kafka cluster to have PrivateLink support can now be done with a single click. [This](https://www.instaclustr.com/support/documentation/kafka/getting-started-with-kafka/creating-a-privatelink-kafka-cluster/) page provides information on how to set up your managed Kafka cluster to support PrivateLink, and [this](https://www.instaclustr.com/support/documentation/kafka/using-kafka/connect-to-a-privatelink-kafka-cluster/) one has details on how to set up your own environment to connect to it. For existing clusters, we’re developing a process for migrating to PrivateLink. This will be made available in the coming weeks. Please feel free to reach out to our Support team should you need more information. To learn more information about managed Apache Kafka on Instaclustr’s platform [Get in touch ](https://www.instaclustr.com/platform/managed-apache-kafka/) ### About the author **[Varun Ghai](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/author/varun-ghai/)** | Product Manager With a keen focus on product management, Varun brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the team, driving innovation and excellence in the company's Apache Kafka offering. 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