mrb-netbox-topology-views/dev_setup/README.md

Setup Dev

• install docker
• install docker compose
• clone netbox repo
• clone netbox_topology_views repo
• create venv: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv venv
• activate venv: source venv/bin/activate
• install deps: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
• install build tools: python3 -m pip install --upgrade build setuptools wheel

Build

• in the root of the netbox_topology_views folder run python3 -m build
• install the package: python3 -m pip install ../netbox-topology-views/dist/netbox_topology_views-X.Y.Z-py3-none-any.whl where X,Y & Z are the version

Test

• copy configuration.py from dev_setup to the netbox/netbox/ folder
• run in the netbox repo: python3 netbox/manage.py migrate
• (first time only) run in the netbox repo: python3 netbox/manage.py createsuperuser
• run in the netbox repo: python3 netbox/manage.py runserver
• browse to http://127.0.0.1:8000