document hostBGP subnets and container

[edipascale]

Fix #247

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Pull request overview

This PR extends the user documentation to describe HostBGP-capable subnets and how to run the accompanying host-side BGP container, addressing Issue #247.

Changes:

• Adds an example VPC subnet configured with hostBGP: true and a detailed “HostBGP subnets” section explaining the topology and behavior.
• Documents the HostBGP helper container image, including how to pull it, run it with appropriate parameters, and manage its lifecycle.
• Cross-links the new HostBGP subnet documentation with the host settings page for easier navigation.

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File	Description
docs/user-guide/vpcs.md	Documents HostBGP subnets, including configuration in the VPC spec and conceptual explanation of host–fabric BGP peering, and links to host configuration details.
docs/user-guide/host-settings.md	Adds a “HostBGP container” section describing how to obtain and run the host BGP helper container, required parameters, and basic troubleshooting/management commands.

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[mrbojangles3]

I think we should add a section on how to verify the host has the correct settings. Like can a user check ip route show to see correct settings? Perhaps the docker exec -it hostbgp vtysh -c show running-config or similar?

I think it would be worthwhile to mention to the use they should auto start the container at system boot up, but I don't think we need to tell them how to do that.

[edipascale]

I think we should add a section on how to verify the host has the correct settings. Like can a user check ip route show to see correct settings? Perhaps the docker exec -it hostbgp vtysh -c show running-config or similar?

I think it would be worthwhile to mention to the use they should auto start the container at system boot up, but I don't think we need to tell them how to do that.

great points! I've added an example of how to show the generated config via vtysh and a note on automating the container at startup. I purposely avoided mentioning more bgp troubleshooting commands because expert users should know about those and people who don't know about networking are probably not going to be able to do much anyway / should not mess around with vtysh, but I'm happy to add an extended troubleshooting session if there's a consensus for it

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