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netbox: Centralized Network Automation with 22k+ GitHub stars

Name: netbox: Centralized Network Automation with 22k+ GitHub stars
Author: netbox-community

Provides a single source of truth for IPAM, DCIM, and cabling, letting founders streamline infrastructure management and reduce manual errors. Ideal for sysadmins and DevOps teams.

From the repo · “The premier source of truth powering network automation. Open source under Apache 2. Try NetBox Cloud free: https://netboxlabs.com/products/free-netbox-cloud/”

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21,748 stars+50★ this week3,156 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 5Install verified Sep 21Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Use NetBox to automate network setup and management for your infrastructure.

Real use case example

"A founder, Alex, is building a new data center. Alex uses NetBox to automate network setup, map devices, and track cables. After 1-2 hours of setup and configuration, Alex's network is automatically inventoried, and changes are tracked with full visibility."

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When to use it

•When you need to document and manage your network infrastructure as your startup grows
•When you want to automate network configuration and provisioning
•When you need to integrate your network infrastructure with other tools and systems

Ready-to-paste prompt

Run `python netbox/manage.py nbshell` to access the NetBox shell and start automating your network infrastructure

Heads up: Make sure you have Python 3.8 or higher installed, as NetBox requires it to run, and also be aware that you need to configure the database settings in `netbox/development.py` before running the migrations

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Netbox: Centralized Network Automation with 22k+ GitHub stars is a very large Python project (~142k lines across 1086 code files, plus 192 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~142k lines · 1086 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Python

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Where to start reading

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README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
netbox/account/__init__.py
Inside netbox/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

netbox/Core code — the actual logic1794 files

docs/Documentation293 files

scripts/Helper scripts12 files

contrib/Community contributions9 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)22 files

.claude/Editor / agent settings8 files

.tx/Tool / agent settings1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

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New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup✓ Install verified 9/21/2026

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/netbox && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/netbox/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/netbox/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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Language

Python

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