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. Create your first device backup

Cleanup Old Version

If you are coming from an older version, please remove the custom RQ worker as it is no longer required

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,
        },