Netbox

SOWN uses Netbox to record information about our servers and infrastructure. It provides both Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and IP Address Management (IPAM) sources of truth which are then used by other systems to drive automation.

If you are looking for more information about a VM, Server, IP Address, etc., Netbox is the correct place to look.

Access

Our Netbox instance can be accessed at netbox.sown.org.uk. If prompted for a password, select OpenID Connect to login with SOWN SSO.

This service is publicly accessible, but requires authentication.

Hosting

Netbox is hosted on it's own VM, aptly called netbox.

Netbox is installed at /opt/netbox and runs as the netbox user.

For upgrades, see netbox upgrade guide roughly:

cd /opt/netbox/
sudo -Hu netbox git fetch
sudo -Hu netbox git checkout vx.y.z
sudo -Hu netbox ./upgrade.sh
systemctl restart netbox netbox-rq