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Backup devices using SSH keys

by Otto Coster | Jun 10, 2025 | Backups, FAQ, Knowledge Base, Netpicker

The private keys must be made available inside agent and kibbitzer containers, so that they are accessible whenever an ssh connection is being opened to the devices. Steps to get there: Exposing the private key to be used: save the key to a secure enough directory,...

Entering privileged mode for backups in Netpicker

by Otto Coster | Apr 10, 2025 | Backups, FAQ, Knowledge Base

To allow Netpicker to perform backups on platforms that require elevated privileges, you must configure the kibbitzer container appropriately. This involves setting the SHENV_PRIVILEGED_PLATFORMS environment variable and storing the necessary credentials in...

Using custom TextFSM templates

by Otto Coster | Apr 7, 2025 | Knowledge Base, Netpicker, Network automation

First, place your TextFSM index and templates in a directory on the host machine. Then, edit the x-api section in docker-compose.override.yml by Adding a new environment variable NET_TEXTFSM Adding a new volume mapping example:x-api:...

Reset default admin password

by Otto Coster | Apr 7, 2025 | Knowledge Base, Netpicker

To reset the default admin password to 12345678 in Netpicker, you can execute the following command on the Netpicker host machine: docker exec -ti db sh -c “echo update \”user\” set...

Using multiple tenants in Netpicker (multi-tenancy)

by Otto Coster | Feb 5, 2025 | Knowledge Base, Netpicker

In Netpicker, you can set up multiple tenants to isolate your devices and administer them in separate workspaces. Each tenant has its own devices and users can be given access to a specific tenant. Use cases for multi-tenancy can be for example: Departments inside...

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