Installing Netbox on Elementary OS Latest

Netbox is a free and open-source web application that helps in managing and tracking network infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Netbox on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running Elementary OS Latest.
• sudo access to the server.

Installation Steps

1. Install required packages

   Before starting, we need to install several packages that are required for the installation of Netbox. Run the following command to update the package list and install the required packages:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get -y install git python3 python3-pip python3-redis python3-paramiko python3-jinja2 python3-netaddr graphviz libssl-dev libffi-dev build-essential zlib1g-dev
   

2. Clone the Netbox repository

   After installing the required packages, clone the Netbox repository using the following command:

   git clone -b master https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox.git
   

3. Create Virtual Environment

   Once the repository is cloned, switch to the Netbox directory and create a virtual environment using the following commands:

   cd netbox/
   sudo pip3 install virtualenv
   virtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python3 venv
   source venv/bin/activate   
   

4. Install the requirements

   Once the virtual environment is created, install the requirements of Netbox using the following command:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Configure Netbox

   To configure Netbox, we need to copy the default configuration file and make the necessary changes. Run the following command to copy the default configuration file:

   cp netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py netbox/netbox/configuration.py
   

   Then, edit the configuration file as per your requirements:

   nano netbox/netbox/configuration.py
   

   Change the following configurations as per your requirements:

   ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['yourdomain', 'yourip']
   DATABASE = {
       'NAME': 'netbox', # Database name
       'USER': 'netbox', # Database user
       'PASSWORD': 'password', # Database password
       'HOST': 'localhost', # Database host
       'PORT': '', # Database Port
       'CONN_MAX_AGE': 300,
       'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
       'OPTIONS': {
           'options': '-c search_path=netbox' # Change to match your PostgreSQL schema name, if desired
       }
   }
   

6. Initialize the database

   Once the configuration is done, initialize the database using the following command:

   python3 manage.py migrate
   

7. Create a superuser

   Now, create a superuser account using the following command:

   python3 manage.py createsuperuser
   

8. Collect static files

   After creating a superuser, collect the static files using the following command:

   python3 manage.py collectstatic
   

9. Run the application

   Once all the configurations are completed, we can start the Netbox application using the following command:

   python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
   

   Now, open a web browser and navigate to http://yourip:8000/ to access the Netbox application.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed and configured the Netbox application on your Elementary OS Latest server. You can now start using Netbox for managing your network infrastructure.

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