The NetDash project's goal is to create an interface to allow delegation of specific IT infrastructure management tasks to IT teams outside of a central IT team.
This is implemented with a suite of extensible Django apps and core Django project that seamlessly integrate new modules and customizations without requiring code changes.
With NetDash, you can:
- Use the included NetDash Modules out of the box, which are either agnostic to external integrations or generic enough work for most people who have a particular third-party system.
- Extend the included NetDash Modules with features and logic meet the needs of your own deployment.
- Add completely new NetDash Modules to meet needs that NetDash's included modules do not address.
Included Modules
- Host Lookup: Look up device and port information by IP address.
hostlookup-netdisco: NetDisco backend implementation.hostlookup-bluecat: BlueCat backend implementation.hostlookup-combined: Combines netdisco and bluecat backends into a single module. Can be easily extended to combine different or additional backends.
Getting Started
Before you get started, completing the Django Tutorial is recommended to establish a footing in Django apps, development, and project structure.
- Clone this repository:
git clone [email protected]:netdash/netdash.git - Change to the new directory:
cd netdash - Copy the example settings to use them:
cp netdash/netdash/settings_example.py netdash/netdash/settings.py - Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.deploy.txt - Run migrations:
python netdash/manage.py migrate - Create a superuser:
python netdash/manage.py createsuperuser - Run the development server:
python netdash/manage.py runserver
You can now visit the interface in your browser at http://localhost:8000. Click 'login' and use your superuser credentials.
NetDash Modules
A NetDash Module is a Django App that follows certain conventions and thereby integrates automatically with NetDash without any additional code changes. These integrations include UI link generation, Swagger API inclusion, routing and permissions.
Creating a NetDash Module
Module Conventions
Troubleshooting Modules
Deployment
NetDash can be deployed as a WSGI service or with Kubernetes. See Deployment Strategies for more information.