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## Install
**_NOTE:_** For docker please see: [Docker install](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker/wiki/Using-Netbox-Plugins)
**_NOTE:_** For Docker please see: [Docker install](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker/wiki/Using-Netbox-Plugins)
**_NOTE:_** Add `RUN mkdir -p /opt/netbox/netbox/static/netbox_topology_views/img` to the Dockerfile-Plugins file to create the image folder
**_NOTE:_** Add `RUN mkdir -p /opt/netbox/netbox/static/netbox_topology_views/img` to the Dockerfile-Plugins file to create the image folder.
The plugin is available as a Python package and can be installed with pip.
Run `pip install netbox-topology-views` in your virtual env.
To ensure NetBox Topology Views plugin is automatically re-installed during future upgrades, create a file named `local_requirements.txt` (if not already existing) in the NetBox root directory (alongside `requirements.txt`) and list the `netbox-topology-views` package:
```no-highlight
# echo netbox-topology-views >> local_requirements.txt
```
Once installed, the plugin needs to be enabled in your `configuration.py`
```python
# In your configuration.py
PLUGINS = ["netbox_topology_views"]
```
First run `source /opt/netbox/venv/bin/activate` to enter the Python virtual environment.
Then run
Then run:
```bash
cd /opt/netbox/netbox
pip3 install netbox-topology-views
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python3 manage.py collectstatic --no-input
```
To ensure NetBox Topology Views plugin is automatically re-installed during future upgrades, create a file named `local_requirements.txt` (if not already existing) in the NetBox root directory (alongside `requirements.txt`) and list the `netbox-topology-views` package:
```no-highlight
echo netbox-topology-views >> local_requirements.txt
```
Once installed, the plugin needs to be enabled in your `configuration.py`:
```python
PLUGINS = ["netbox_topology_views"]
```
Finally, restart NetBox:
```no-highlight
systemctl restart netbox
```
### Versions
> [!NOTE]