netbox-config-backup 2.1.1

A NetBox Switch Configuration Backup Plugin

Netbox Configuration Backup

A configuration backup system using netbox and napalm to backup devices into a git repository

Features

• Connects to any device that supports napalm and provides both a running configuration and startup configuration
• Stores backups in a git repository
• Runs as a scheduled task through Django RQ
• Only displays backups with changes
• Provides both configuration download and diffs for point-in-time backups

Future

• Allow github repositories
• Add job "discovery" based on specific criteria (napalm enabled, device role switch, has primary ip as an example)
• Add RQ job to ensure all backups are queued
• Allow manual queueing of job
• Add API endpoint to trigger backup
• Add signal(s) to trigger backup

Installation

1. Install from PyPI (pip install netbox-config-backup)
2. Edit netbox configuration:

PLUGINS = [
    'netbox_config_backup',
    # Other plugins here
]

PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
    'netbox_config_backup': {
        # Parent folder must exist and be writable by your RQ worker and readable by the WSGI process
        'repository': '/path/to/git/repository',
        'committer': 'User <email>',
        'author': 'User <email>',
        # Freqency of backups in seconds, can be anywhere 0+ (Recommended is 1800 (30 minutes) or 3600 (1 hr)
        'frequency': 3600
    }
}

3. Migrate: python3 netbox/manage.py migrate
4. Copy /etc/systemd/system/netbox-rq.service to /etc/systemd/system/ncb-rq@.service
5. Edit: /etc/systemd/system/ncb-rq@.service: ExecStart:

ExecStart=/opt/netbox/venv/bin/python3 /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py rqworker --name ncb@%i --with-scheduler netbox_config_backup.jobs

6. Reload systemd: systemctl daemon-reload
7. Enable the service with x number of workers: systemctl enable ncb-rq@{1..10} (This will generate 10 worker symlinks to auto start)
8. Start the service with x number of workers: systemctl start ncb-rq@{1..10} (This will start 10 workers)
9. Create your first device backup

Logging

To enable logging, add the following to your configuration.py under LOGGING:

        'netbox_config_backup': {
            'handlers': ['enter_your_handlers_here'],
            'level': 'desired_log_level',
            'propagate': True,
        },