Netbox is an open-source web application that helps you manage and document your network infrastructure. It is written in Python and developed by DigitalOcean. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Netbox on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure to have the following prerequisites:
To start with the installation of Netbox, you need to install some additional packages to support its functionality.
To do so, open the terminal and log in as the root user:
su
Then, update the package repository and install the necessary packages:
pkg update
pkg install py38-pip libxml2 libxslt py38-lxml py38-virtualenv py38-psycopg2
In this step, you need to clone the Netbox repository from GitHub. You can use the following command to do so:
git clone -b master https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox.git
This command will download the Netbox repository and save it in the current directory.
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the Netbox directory using the following command:
cd netbox
In the next step, you need to configure a virtual environment for Netbox. This virtual environment will contain all the required Python packages for Netbox to run.
You can create a virtual environment using the following command:
virtualenv env
Then, activate the virtual environment with the following command:
source env/bin/activate
After activating the virtual environment, you need to install all the necessary Python packages required for Netbox to run.
To do so, use the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the required Python packages for Netbox.
Netbox stores its data in a PostgreSQL database. Therefore, you need to configure a PostgreSQL database before starting Netbox.
To do so, log in to the PostgreSQL server using the following command:
psql -U postgres
Then, create a new user and a new database for Netbox using the following commands:
CREATE USER netbox WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE netbox WITH OWNER netbox ENCODING 'UTF8';
Make sure to use a strong password instead of 'password'.
In this step, you need to configure Netbox by creating a configuration file.
You can create a new configuration file by copying the example configuration file provided by Netbox:
cp netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py netbox/netbox/configuration.py
Then, open the configuration file using a text editor:
vi netbox/netbox/configuration.py
Update the following lines in the configuration file:
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['your-domain.com']
DATABASE = {
'NAME': 'netbox',
'USER': 'netbox',
'PASSWORD': 'password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '',
}
Replace 'your-domain.com' with the IP address or domain name of your server.
After configuring Netbox, you need to run the database migrations using the following command:
python netbox/manage.py migrate
You need to create a superuser account to manage Netbox. You can create a superuser account using the following command:
python netbox/manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompts to enter a username, email, and password for the superuser account.
Finally, you can start the Netbox server using the following command:
python netbox/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
This command will start the server on port 8000, which you can access from your web browser by navigating to http://your-ip-address:8000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Netbox on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start exploring Netbox to manage and document your network infrastructure easily.
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