Netdisco on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Overview

Netdisco is an open source network management and discovery tool for small to very large networks. It polls your switches, routers and access points over SNMP (and CLI or device APIs), collecting IP and MAC address data into a PostgreSQL database, then presents a web interface to inventory every device, browse and search ports and nodes, locate where a given MAC or IP is connected, and view the topology of how devices link together. Network and operations teams use it to answer questions like which switch port a machine is on, what changed on the network, and where unused ports are.

This image bundles Netdisco together with its own local PostgreSQL database and the backend poller, behind an nginx reverse proxy, so a working console is ready the moment it boots: sign in, add your first device with its read only SNMP community, and Netdisco begins building the inventory. It suits network inventory and asset tracking, node and port location for support desks, and ongoing discovery of medium to large estates behind a single secure login.

Common uses

• Network device inventory
• MAC and IP node location
• Port and topology discovery

See it running

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