netbox-oxidized 0.3.0

NetBox plugin for oxidized integration

NetBox Oxidized Plugin

A NetBox plugin that displays Oxidized device configuration backups directly in Device detail pages.

Features

• Oxidized Tab - Adds an "Oxidized" tab to Device detail pages
• Config Display - Shows the latest device configuration as code with copy button
• Node Status - Displays backup status, model, and last backup time
• Link to Oxidized - Direct link to the device's version history in Oxidized
• Device Filtering - Configurable by device role and manufacturer slugs
• HTMX Loading - Async content loading without blocking the page
• Caching - API responses cached to reduce load on Oxidized

Requirements

• NetBox 4.0 or higher
• Python 3.10+
• Oxidized with REST API enabled

Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

pip install netbox-oxidized

Docker Installation

Add to your NetBox Docker requirements file:

# requirements-extra.txt
netbox-oxidized

Configuration

Add the plugin to your NetBox configuration:

# configuration.py or plugins.py

PLUGINS = [
    'netbox_oxidized',
]

PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
    'netbox_oxidized': {
        # Required: Oxidized REST API URL
        'oxidized_url': 'http://oxidized:8888',
        # Optional: External URL for browser links (if behind reverse proxy)
        'oxidized_external_url': 'https://oxidized.example.com',
        # API timeout in seconds
        'timeout': 30,
        # Cache duration in seconds
        'cache_timeout': 300,
        # SSL certificate verification
        'verify_ssl': False,
        # Device role slugs to show tab for (empty = all)
        'device_roles': ['voice-gateway'],
        # Manufacturer slugs to show tab for (empty = all)
        'manufacturers': ['cisco'],
    }
}

See the Configuration wiki for full details.

Usage

Once installed and configured:

1. Navigate to any Device in NetBox that matches your filter criteria
2. Click the Oxidized tab
3. View the node status and latest configuration
4. Use the Copy button to copy the config
5. Click Open in Oxidized to view version history

Using NetBox as Oxidized's Device Source

Want Oxidized to pull its device inventory from NetBox automatically? See the examples/netbox-source directory for a ready-to-use Docker sidecar that queries the NetBox API and serves devices to Oxidized via HTTP source.

Documentation

Full documentation is available on the Wiki:

• Installation
• Configuration
• Troubleshooting

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/sieteunoseis/netbox-oxidized.git
cd netbox-oxidized
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Code Style

black netbox_oxidized/
isort netbox_oxidized/
flake8 netbox_oxidized/

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release history.

Support

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License

Apache License 2.0 - See LICENSE for details.

Author

sieteunoseis