Installing Netbox on Windows 10

Netbox is an open-source IP address and data center management tool that is used to manage network infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Netbox on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that your Windows 10 machine meets the following requirements:

• Python 3.6 or later installed
• Git installed
• PostgreSQL installed

Installation

1. Open the CMD prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to install Netbox.

2. Clone the Netbox repository from GitHub by running the following command:

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

3. Install the required Python packages. Navigate to the netbox directory and run the following command:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

   This command will install all the required packages for Netbox.

4. Copy the configuration file example to create you own:

   cd netbox/netbox
   copy configuration.example.py configuration.py
   

5. Update the PostgreSQL database settings in the configuration file by setting the values for the following keys:

   DATABASES = {
       'default': {
           'NAME': 'netbox',
           'USER': '<postgresql_user>',
           'PASSWORD': '<postgresql_password>',
           'HOST': '<postgresql_server>',
           'PORT': '5432',
           'CONN_MAX_AGE': 300,
           'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
       },
   }
   

6. Create a PostgreSQL database by running the following command:

   createdb -U <postgresql_user> -W netbox
   

7. Run migrations to create the database schema by running the following commands:

   python manage.py migrate
   python manage.py createsuperuser
   

   These commands will create the database tables and a superuser account to access the web interface.

8. Launch the development server by running the following command:

   python manage.py runserver
   

9. Open a web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000. You should see the Netbox login page.

10. Log in with the superuser account you created in step 7. You should now have access to the Netbox web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Netbox on a Windows 10 machine. With Netbox, you can manage your network infrastructure efficiently and effectively in a user-friendly interface.

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