Installing Netbox on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Netbox on a Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Fedora Server Latest with root access.
• Python3 and pip3 installed
• Git installed

Step 1: Update the System

It's a good practice to update the system before installing any new package. Run the following command to update the system:

sudo dnf update

Step 2: Install Required packages

Use the following command to install the packages required for Netbox.

sudo dnf install -y git vim-enhanced nginx postgresql-server postgresql-devel postgresql-contrib python3-pip supervisor

Step 3: Install Netbox

Clone the Netbox repository from Github using Git:

git clone -b master https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox.git

Once the repository is cloned, cd into the netbox directory and install the required packages using pip:

cd netbox
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure PostgreSQL Server

Start the PostgreSQL service and create a new database and user for Netbox:

sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE netbox;
CREATE USER netboxuser WITH PASSWORD 'password123';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE netbox TO netboxuser;

The username and password can be changed based on your preference.

Step 5: Configure Netbox

Copy the sample configuration file to the actual configuration file:

cd netbox/netbox
cp configuration.example.py configuration.py

Edit the configuration file and change the following values:

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['your_domain_or_ip_address']
DATABASE = {
    'NAME': 'netbox',
    'USER': 'netboxuser',
    'PASSWORD': 'password123',
    'HOST': 'localhost',
    'PORT': '',
    'CONN_MAX_AGE': 300,
}

Step 6: Initiate the Database

Run the following command to initialize the database:

python3 manage.py migrate

Step 7: Create a Superuser

Run the following command to create a superuser:

python3 manage.py createsuperuser

Step 8: Start the Services

Create a Systemd service file for Netbox and Nginx:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/netbox.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=Netbox
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/opt/netbox/netbox
Environment="DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=netbox.settings"
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c '/usr/bin/python3 /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000'
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Create another service file for Nginx:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=nginx
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -s reload
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/nginx -s stop
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Finally, start the services:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable netbox.service nginx.service supervisord.service
sudo systemctl start netbox.service nginx.service supervisord.service

Step 9: Access Netbox

Open your web browser and go to http://your_domain_or_ip_address:8000. You should see the Netbox login page. Use the superuser credentials that you created earlier to log in.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Netbox on a Fedora Server Latest. You can now start using Netbox to manage your network infrastructure.