NetBox4CentOS8

This playbook will bootstrap your Netbox install on a clean CentOS 8 system.

Replace values in vars/config.yml leaving quotes where given, and set target ip in inventory.

Assuming target host will serve as the Netbox controller, Ansible & Netbox Modules are installed in Play 7.

Why make this? Official install documentation lacks proper procedure for CentOS 8. Having a playbook makes the entire setup process extremely quick and easy.

How to

1. Fill in the vars/config.yml

auth specifies the PostgreSQL username and password.

config specifies your Netbox site's ip address and domain.

app specifies the actual Netbox app/site's admin user credentials.

ssl specifies the self-signed cert information. These are optional and can be left blank.

2. Setup Target

Within inventory, place your target host(s) under a group called netboxhost.

Or, to install locally, change to hosts: localhost and add connection: local within each play.

3. Run the installNB.ymlplaybook

Done.

NOTES:

• Running config.sh takes some time. DO NOT stop the playbook during this task. You can't see .sh script output in Ansible. (ref: ansible/proposals#92)

• The playbook WILL hang if you're trying to create a user for the NetBox app that already exists.

• I assume a non-DNS registered domain is used. Modify the httpdconf.j2 file if needed.

• Some conditionals are added for increased idempotency where shell/command module must be used.

Further Reading:

Offical Netbox Docs: https://netbox.readthedocs.io

Netbox Community Github: https://github.com/netbox-community

Netbox Ansible Modules Docs: https://netbox-ansible-collection.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Coming Soon

Soon I'll share my playbooks and demonstrate how we automatically populate server-data and rack location.