# netbox-community/netbox

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

Repository: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/netbox
Homepage: https://netboxlabs.com/products/netbox/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: dcim, ipam, netbox, network-automation, python, infrastructure-management, cabling, network, django
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:31:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3838, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 13.0, "n_releases_24m": 63}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21394, forks 3107 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.673813+00:00)

## What it is
NetBox is an open-source web application that serves as the source of truth for network infrastructure, combining IP address management (IPAM) and data center infrastructure management (DCIM). It provides a curated data model, REST APIs, and a plugin architecture to power network automation workflows.

## Use cases
- document network infrastructure as a source of truth
- manage IP addresses, prefixes, VLANs and VRFs
- track data center racks, devices and cabling
- power network automation from an intended-state model
- replace spreadsheets for network documentation
- generate device configurations from infrastructure data

## When to choose
- you need a network source of truth to drive automation tools
- you want combined IPAM and DCIM in one platform
- you need REST APIs and plugins for infrastructure data

## When to avoid
- you need a tool that directly configures network devices
- you want a general-purpose CMDB unrelated to networking

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, api-framework, database, documentation, configuration-management
- domain: networking, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: ipam, dcim, network-source-of-truth, django, network-automation, rest-api, automation, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- netbox-community/netbox (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.673813+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:07.203028+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.673813+00:00, sha 71d43ffbdf4c)
  - homepage: https://netboxlabs.com/products/netbox/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.813268+00:00, sha 43101898167e)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.817945+00:00, sha 3cbe3238c658)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/docs/netbox (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.819631+00:00, sha 7606aa1a0c5a)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/netbox/json (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.830190+00:00, sha d4f9d5908753)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/solutions/datacenter-infrastructure-management (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.822793+00:00, sha 230f8371a1fb)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.815985+00:00, sha d2cf237a57cd)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/solutions/operations (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.821286+00:00, sha 5cdced9735b5)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/ipam (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.824864+00:00, sha db4313473a11)
  - site_page: https://netboxlabs.com/netbox-enterprise (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:54.826505+00:00, sha f3c43d3c6413)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.