NetBox Network Source of Truth

AWS Networking

the open source network source of truth, IPAM and DCIM in one place, ready to run from cloudimg

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

NetBox is the leading open source Network Source of Truth, a combined IP address management (IPAM) and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) platform for modelling and documenting your network. It maintains the authoritative record of your IP space, VLANs and VRFs, devices, racks, sites, cabling, circuits and virtualisation, and exposes all of it through a full REST and GraphQL API with change logging, custom fields and a webhook automation engine. It is the canonical inventory that network automation and provisioning tooling reads from.

Why the cloudimg image

cloudimg ships NetBox fully installed and reverse-proxied behind nginx, with PostgreSQL and Redis running as managed services and a background worker for webhooks and long jobs. No admin account or shared secret is baked in: on first boot a fresh Django secret key, database password, unique superuser and REST API token are generated and written to a root-only file, and login is required so your data is never anonymously browsable. The database and application tiers each sit on their own independently resizable disk, and every deployment is backed by a paired step by step deploy guide and 24/7 cloudimg support.

Common uses

  • Maintain the authoritative inventory of IP space, VLANs, devices, racks and circuits across sites
  • Drive network automation and provisioning from a single REST and GraphQL API source of truth
  • Document data centre infrastructure with change logging, custom fields and webhook automation

Key features

  • NetBox preinstalled as a complete Network Source of Truth (IPAM plus DCIM), reverse-proxied behind nginx with PostgreSQL and Redis, and no manual Django, gunicorn or database configuration required
  • Secure by default: no admin or shared secret ships in the image; first boot generates a fresh Django secret key, database password, and a unique superuser plus REST API token stored in a root-only file
  • 24/7 technical support from cloudimg, with expert assistance for deployment, upgrades, TLS termination, LDAP/SSO integration and API automation

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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Description

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.

NetBox is the leading open source Network Source of Truth: a combined IP address management (IPAM) and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) platform for modelling and documenting your network. It maintains the authoritative record of your IP space, VLANs and VRFs, devices, racks, sites, cabling, circuits and virtualisation, and exposes it all through a full REST and GraphQL API, change logging, custom fields and a webhook automation engine. NetBox is the canonical inventory that network automation and provisioning tooling reads from.

This image delivers NetBox fully installed and reverse-proxied behind nginx, so a complete Network Source of Truth is operational within minutes of launch, with no manual Django, gunicorn, PostgreSQL, Redis or nginx configuration. The application server binds to loopback only and is fronted by nginx, the PostgreSQL database and Redis task queue run as managed system services, and a background worker handles webhooks and long-running jobs. A daily housekeeping task keeps the database tidy automatically. The database tier and the application tier each sit on their own independently resizable disk.

Secure by default: no administrator account and no shared password ship in the image. On first boot the instance address is configured automatically, a fresh Django secret key and API token pepper are generated, the database is initialised empty, and a unique administrator account plus a REST API token are created and written to a root-only file on the instance. This eliminates the default-credential exposure common in manual installations, and no two deployments ever share a secret. Login is required, so your network data is never anonymously browsable.

Our engineers provide 24/7 support for deployment, upgrades, TLS termination, LDAP/SSO integration, API automation and scaling. NetBox is a trademark of its respective owner. All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

Related technologies

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