Netpicker is an on-premise containerized solution designed to automate network device configuration and testing. The architecture leverages Docker containers, role-based access,...
Netpicker architecture overview
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NetBox integration
Netpicker supports pynetbox, the Python API client library for NetBox. To set it up, you need to provide the API endpoint and your token as two extra environment variables in...
Custom config backup command setup
Netpicker supports backing up configs for all Netmiko vendors. By default, it uses the command show running-config to get the config via screen scraping. Watch this quick...
Getting structured output from show commands using Netpicker and TextFSM
When using show commands in a Netpicker Python rule, the output of these show commands will be plain text, like in this rule:...
Clean installation guide
In order to start with a clean installation of Netpicker, please follow these steps to clean existing Netpicker data in your system. Navigate to the netpicker directory (where...
Netpicker test rule syntax
Netpicker allows you to create custom rules (Python unit tests using pytest) to test your network devices. This guide outlines how to write these rules. Creating a Rule A rule in...
Installation guide (using virtual appliance OVF / OVA)
Download the OVA file via our getting started. netpicker.ova uses Debian 12. Login credentials for the VM: Username: netpickerPassword: netpicker Configure the server with...
Importing Netpicker’s public test repositories
Netpicker offers a collection of test suites based on common CVEs and CIS collections that you can use. This guide shows the steps in importing them into your local netpicker...
Installation guide (using Docker)
This guide explains the installation process of Netpicker on a machine with internet access and Docker installed. Prerequisites A machine with Docker installed Step 1: Clone our...
Offline installation / update guide (using Docker on a machine without internet access)
This guide provides step-by-step instructions to install or update Netpicker on a machine without internet access. Step 1: Downloading Docker Images On a machine with internet...
Getting started with Netpicker
This article details all of the steps you need to take in order to set up your first device, and running a test against it. Table of contents Creating a vaultAdding your...