netbox-proxbox 0.0.6b2.post1
Netbox Plugin - Integrate Proxmox and Netbox
Requires Python: >=3.8

> Although **Proxbox is under constant development**, I do it with **best effort** and **spare time**. I have no financial gain with this and hope you guys understand, as I know it is pretty useful to some people. If you want to **speed up its development**, solve the problem or create new features with your own code and create a **[Pull Request](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)** so that I can **review** it. **I also would like to appreciate the people who already contributed with code or/and bug reports.** Without this help, surely Proxbox would be much less useful as it is already today to several environments!


# Plugin is not currently supported on NetBox >v4.0

There's already a beta release **[v0.0.6b1](https://pypi.org/project/netbox-proxbox/0.0.6b1/)** launched and I'm working on **[v0.0.6b2](https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox/milestone/10)**. I hope this to be the last beta release before releasing a stable **v0.0.6** that will actually work with latest NetBox and Proxmox versions.

If you want to follow my progress, the issue **[Support for netbox 4.x](https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox/issues/176)** contains all sub-issues that I'm working on and the already completed ones.


## Netbox Plugin which integrates [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/) and [Netbox](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/)!

> **NOTE:** Although the Proxbox plugin is in development, it only use **GET requests** and there is **no risk to harm your Proxmox environment** by changing things incorrectly.

<br>

Proxbox is currently able to get the following information from Proxmox:
- Clusters
- Nodes and its interfaces
- Virtual Machines/Containers, the network interfaces and IP address (when LXC)

---

<div align="center">

### Proxbox current environment and future plan.

![proxbox services image](/etc/img/proxbox-services.png)

### Versions


The following table shows the Netbox and Proxmox versions compatible (tested) with Proxbox plugin.

| netbox version   | proxmox version | proxbox version | proxbox-api | pynetbox-api |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
| =v4.2.6          | >=8.3.0         | v0.0.6b2        | v0.0.2      | v0.0.2       | 
| =v4.2.0          | >=8.3.0         | v0.0.6b1        | v0.0.1      | v0.0.1       | 
| >= v3.4.0        | >= v6.2.0       | =v0.0.5         |             |              |
| >= v3.2.0        | >= v6.2.0       | =v0.0.4         |             |              |
| >= v3.0.0 < v3.2 | >= v6.2.0       |  =v0.0.3        |             |              |


</div>

---

### Summary
[0. Pre-Installation](#0-pre-installation)
[1. Installation](#1-installation)
- [1.1. Install package](#11-install-package)
  - [1.1.1. Using pip (production use)](#111-using-pip-production-use)
  - [1.1.2. Using git (development use)](#112-using-git-development-use)
- [1.2. Enable the Plugin](#12-enable-the-plugin)
- [1.3. Configure Plugin](#13-configure-plugin)
- [1.4. Run Database Migrations](#14-run-database-migrations)
- [1.5. systemd Setup](#15-systemd-setup-proxbox-backend)
- [1.6 Restart WSGI Service](#15-restart-wsgi-service)

[2. Usage](#3-usage)

[3. Enable Logs](#4-enable-logs)

[4. Roadmap](#6-roadmap)

[5. Get Help from Community!](#7-get-help-from-community)

---

## 0. Pre-Installation

### Enable HTMX Navigation on NetBox User Preferences.

> If not enabled, this will cause visual bugs on Proxbox GUI. For more details, [check this issue](https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox/issues/277).

Go to **/user/preferences** path and change enable HTMX navigation like below:

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f29d13c1-4933-4e25-b97b-81b5f3e76fe7)


## 1. Installation

The instructions below detail the process for installing and enabling Proxbox plugin.
The plugin is available as a Python package in pypi and can be installed with pip.

### 1.1. Install package

#### 1.1.1. Using pip (production use)

> The latest release is a beta release, so you may find bugs.

Enter Netbox's virtual environment.
```
source /opt/netbox/venv/bin/activate
```

Install the plugin package.

```
pip install netbox-proxbox==0.0.6b1
```

Install the plugin backend using docker:

```
docker pull emersonfelipesp/proxbox-api:latest
docker run -d -p 8800:8800 --name proxbox-api emersonfelipesp/proxbox-api:latest
```

If docker is not a option for you,  [click here](https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox/blob/develop/proxbox_api/README.md) to see all other possible ways.



#### 1.1.2. Using git (development use)

**OBS:** This method is recommend for testing and development purposes and is not for production use.

**TL'DR:**

Install the plugin.

```
cd /opt/netbox
source venv/bin/activate
cd ./netbox

# Install Netbox Plugin (netbox_proxbox package)
git clone https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox
cd ./netbox-proxbox
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
uv pip install -e .

# Install backend (FastAPI)
deactivate
cd ./proxbox_api
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install uv
uv pip install -e .

# Install pynetbox-api (backend depends on it)
git clone https://github.com/emersonfelipesp/pynetbox-api
cd ./pynetbox-api
uv pip install -e .

# Start Proxbox Backend
cd ../proxbox_api
uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8800

#
# Enable the plugin int /opt/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py
#

# Finish plugin setup
cd /opt/netbox/netbox
python3 manage.py migrate netbox_proxbox
python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input




```

Enable the plugin in **/opt/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py**:
```python
PLUGINS = ['netbox_proxbox']
```

Finish installation:

```

```



Move to netbox main folder
```
cd /opt/netbox/netbox
```

Clone netbox-proxbox repository
```
git clone https://github.com/netdevopsbr/netbox-proxbox.git
```

Install required packages

```
cd /opt/netbox
source venv/bin/activate
cd netbox/netbox-proxbox

pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```

Run pynetbox-api on [develop mode (editable)](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#editable-dependencies) using astral-uv
```
uv add --editable ./your-path-to-package/pynetbox-api
```

Run netbox-proxbox on develop mode

```
python3 -m pip install -e .
```

**(NEW) Install pynetbox-api package in development mode**

- You must be on `netbox-proxbox` root folder.

```
git clone https://github.com/emersonfelipesp/pynetbox-api.git
python3 -m pip install pynetbox-api/ -e .
```

Or clone it to a totally different repository like `/opt` and use `uv` to build it as development
```
uv pip install -e "pynetbox_api @ /opt/pynetbox-api"
```

**OBS:** For now, you must manually configure `.env` on `pynetbox-api` root folder with NetBox URL and Token

---

### 1.2. Enable the Plugin

Enable the plugin in **/opt/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py**:
```python
PLUGINS = ['netbox_proxbox']
```


### 1.3. Configure Plugin

All plugin configuration is now done using NetBox GUI or its API. You can check the old configuration way [here](./PAST_CONFIG.md).

---

### 1.4. Run Database Migrations

```
(venv) $ cd /opt/netbox/netbox/
(venv) $ python3 manage.py migrate netbox_proxbox
(venv) $ python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input
```

---

### 1.5. systemd Setup (Proxbox Backend)

**OBS:** It is possible to change Proxbox Backend Port (`8800`), you need to edit `proxbox.service` file and `configuration.py`

Enables **read/exec permission** for **Uvicorn** use **Netbox certificates**. This is a generic way of doing it and probably **not** the **safe** option.
```
sudo chmod +rx -R /etc/ssl/private/
sudo chmod +rx -R /etc/ssl/certs/
```

Copies `proxbox.service` from repository to **systemd folder** and enables it.
```
sudo cp -v /opt/netbox/netbox/netbox-proxbox/contrib/*.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now proxbox

sudo systemctl start proxbox
sudo systemctl status proxbox
```

The commands above creates the service file, enables it to run at boot time and starts it immediately.

#### Optional way for developing use:

The certificates used are from Netbox, considering both applications are on the same machine.
If you plan to put Proxbox Backend in another host, I recommend creating another pair of certificates and enabling NGINX in front ot it.

```
/opt/netbox/venv/bin/uvicorn netbox-proxbox.proxbox_api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8800 --app-dir /opt/netbox/netbox --ssl-keyfile=/etc/ssl/private/netbox.key --ssl-certfile=/etc/ssl/certs/netbox.crt --reload
```

#### (Developer Use Only) Creating self-signed certificates so Proxbox Backend (FastAPI) runs both HTTP and WS (Websocket) via TLS.

If you need to test the plugin without reusing Netbox certificates, you can create your own self-signed certificates and change systemd file.

```
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 \
-keyout /etc/ssl/proxbox.key \
-out /etc/ssl/proxbox.crt
```

> The certificate files created are by default located at `/etc/ssl`.
> Proxbox SystemD file needs to be changed to link to this path to find `proxbox.key` and `proxbox.crt` files.
> Consider use some HTTP Proxy like NGINX to serve FastAPI.

---

### 1.6. Restart WSGI Service

Restart the WSGI service to load the new plugin:
```
# sudo systemctl restart netbox
```

---

## 2. Usage

If everything is working correctly, you should see in Netbox's navigation the **Proxmox VM/CT** button in **Plugins** dropdown list.

On **Proxmox VM/CT** page, click button ![full update button](etc/img/proxbox_full_update_button.png?raw=true "preview")

It will redirect you to a new page and you just have to wait until the plugin runs through all Proxmox Cluster and create the VMs and CTs in Netbox.

**OBS:** Due the time it takes to full update the information, your web brouse might show a timeout page (like HTTP Code 504) even though it actually worked.

---

## 3. Enable Logs

So that Proxbox plugin logs what is happening to the terminal, copy the following code and paste to `configuration.py` Netbox configuration file:

```python
LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'handlers': {
        'console': {
            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
        },
    },
    'root': {
        'handlers': ['console'],
        'level': 'INFO',
    },
}
```

You can customize this using the following link: [Django Docs - Logging](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/topics/logging/).
Although the above standard configuration should do the trick to things work.

---

## 4. Roadmap
- [X] Start using custom models to optimize the use of the Plugin and stop using 'Custom Fields'
- [ ] Automatically remove Nodes on Netbox when removed on Promox (as it already happens with Virtual Machines and Containers)
- [ ] Add individual update of VM/CT's and Nodes (currently is only possible to update all at once)
- [ ] Add periodic update of the whole environment so that the user does not need to manually click the update button.
- [ ] Create virtual machines and containers directly on Netbox, having no need to access Proxmox.
- [ ] Add 'Console' button to enable console access to virtual machines

---

## 5. Get Help from Community!
If you are struggling to get Proxbox working, feel free to contact someone from community (including me) to help you.
Below some of the communities available:
- **[Official - Slack Community (english)](https://netdev.chat/)**
- **[Community Discord Channel - 🇧🇷 (pt-br)](https://discord.gg/X6FudvXW)**
- **[Community Telegram Chat - 🇧🇷 (pt-br)](https://t.me/netboxbr)**

---

## Installing and using Proxbox Plugin (pt-br video)
[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Op-4MQjDf6A/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op-4MQjDf6A)

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