NetBox

NetBox is the most widely adopted open-source platform for network infrastructure documentation with over 20,000 GitHub stars, trusted by thousands of organizations from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. Originally developed by DigitalOcean to manage their global network, NetBox has become the industry standard for IP address management (IPAM), data center infrastructure management (DCIM), and network documentation. It provides a single, authoritative source of truth for every IP address, device, cable, circuit, and VLAN in your infrastructure.

Common Use Cases

Network engineering teams use NetBox to plan IP address allocations, document VLAN assignments, and track prefix utilization across multi-site networks. Data center operators model rack layouts with device placement, power connections, and cable paths for capacity planning and troubleshooting. Automation engineers integrate NetBox with Ansible and Terraform to dynamically generate device configurations from documented infrastructure state. ISPs and managed service providers track customer circuits, cross-connects, and provider relationships with contract details. Security teams audit network segmentation by querying NetBox for VLAN memberships, firewall zone assignments, and access control documentation.

Key Features

• IP address management with hierarchical prefixes, ranges, VLANs, and utilization tracking
• Data center infrastructure modeling with sites, racks, devices, and cable traces
• Device type library with manufacturer catalogs and component templates
• Circuit and provider tracking with A/Z termination and contract management
• Virtualization resource documentation for clusters, VMs, and interfaces
• Full REST API and GraphQL API for automation and integration
• Custom fields, tags, and custom links for extending object types
• Webhooks and event rules for triggering external actions on data changes
• Change logging with complete audit trail of all modifications
• Role-based access control with object-level permissions
• Plugin system for extending NetBox with custom models and views

Why deploy NetBox on Hostinger VPS

Deploying NetBox on a Hostinger VPS gives your network team a private, always-available infrastructure documentation platform that serves as the authoritative source of truth for your entire network. Self-hosting ensures sensitive network topology data, IP address plans, and circuit details stay on your own infrastructure rather than in a third-party SaaS platform. With PostgreSQL for reliable data storage and Redis for caching, NetBox performs well even with large inventories containing thousands of devices and IP addresses. The REST and GraphQL APIs enable tight integration with your existing monitoring, provisioning, and automation tools, making NetBox the foundation of a network-as-code workflow.