by flock9 | Jun 30, 2026 | Backups, Knowledge Base, Netpicker
Device backup YAML: ignore patterns, diff ignore, and secret redaction Netpicker uses platform-specific YAML files to describe how a device backup should be collected and cleaned up. Three settings are especially useful when backup output contains noisy lines or...
by flock9 | Jun 29, 2026 | Installation, Knowledge Base
This guide explains how to add Netpicker capacity on a different Docker host. The main Netpicker system keeps running the core stack. The second Docker host runs an extra agent, an extra kibbitzer, and its own local redis container. This is useful when a customer...
by Sanjay Kumar | Apr 27, 2026 | Knowledge Base, Netpicker, Network automation, Security
Overview Use the Secret type for sensitive job parameters (passwords, tokens, community strings). It renders as a masked input field in the UI and prevents accidental exposure in logs. Import from comfy import job, Secret How It Works Declare a parameter as Secret...
by Otto Coster | Dec 3, 2025 | Backups, Knowledge Base, Netpicker
A syslog-ng container that listens for network device configuration change events and forwards them to the agent. Overview This container: Receives syslog messages via TCP (port 6601) and UDP (port 5514) Filters for device configuration change events from various...
by Pieter van Os | Nov 5, 2025 | Knowledge Base, Netpicker
Netpicker currently has no automatic Backup & Restore functionality build-in. It’s on the roadmap but therefor it’s important that users run the following script automatically or manually. backup.sh You can find this script in the root of your...
