diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "packages/vyos-1x"]
+	path = packages/vyos-1x
+	url = https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x
diff --git a/packages/vyos-1x b/packages/vyos-1x
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..b5d3d36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vyos-1x
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+Subproject commit b5d3d36d1f70e53ef6a8a6634ab863d94d791bf2