NetBox: Network Source of Truth
Model your infrastructure (DCIM & IPAM), use the API and make NetBox v4 the single source of truth for your network.
- Design a consistent network data model
- Administer DCIM and IPAM day to day
- Use NetBox v4's REST and GraphQL APIs
- Integrate NetBox into an Ansible/Terraform automation chain
- Get rid of the Excel spreadsheets used to track the network: NetBox becomes your team's single source of truth
- Automate network documentation through the API, so no information is lost after a change
- Gain visibility on the infrastructure during incidents thanks to an always up-to-date inventory
- Integrate NetBox into your Ansible/Terraform pipelines for consistent deployments
The programme
Day 1 - Fundamentals & DCIM
- Source of Truth concept and its place in the IT system
- Installing and configuring NetBox v4 (Docker or VM)
- Roles, permissions and API tokens
- Regions, sites, tenants, racks and devices
- Workshop: model a complete topology and a data centre
Day 2 - IPAM & automation
- Prefixes, IP ranges, VLANs, VRFs, ASNs
- REST API: authentication, read/write, advanced filters
- GraphQL: complex queries in a single pass
- pynetbox and netbox-python Python clients
- Workshop: synchronise an Ansible inventory from NetBox v4
Who is this for
Network and systems administrators, DevOps engineers and network architects who want to industrialise the management of their infrastructure.
Prerequisites
- Networking knowledge (IP, VLANs, subnets)
- Comfort with the Linux command line
- Notions of APIs/HTTP (an asset)
Format
Deployed and maintained NetBox in production in multi-site environments (several hundred devices, migration from Excel and Visio diagrams). Network and automation consultant. This course is built on real field cases, not on the official documentation.
Frequently asked questions
Which version of NetBox is taught?
NetBox v4.6 (the current version at the date of the session). The REST and GraphQL APIs have been stable since v3.7: if your organisation still runs an earlier version, the concepts remain applicable.
How does it differ from the official NetBox Labs courses?
The NetBox Labs courses (Zero To Hero, Fundamentals 101) are in English and cover the tool in a generic way. This course is delivered in French or English, calibrated for European enterprise infrastructure contexts, and integrates automation with Ansible from the start.
Is there a workshop in the evening format?
Yes. The evening format (4 sessions of 3.5 h) covers exactly the same programme and the same labs. The slower pace leaves more time for questions between sessions.
Is the course eligible for OPCO or CPF funding?
No. Sphinx-Digital is not Qualiopi certified and is not listed on Mon Compte Formation. The course is invoiced directly to the company or the individual, with no external funding.
What is the difference between the public (inter-company) and in-company formats?
In the public format, you join a session with participants from other companies (3 to 10 people). In-company, we run a session dedicated to your team, on your site or remotely, with content adapted to your context. In-company pricing is available on quote.
Remote or on-site: what are the practical differences?
Content and labs are identical. Remotely, labs run on cloud environments accessible from a browser, with nothing to install. On-site, you provide the workstations; labs can run in the cloud or locally depending on your infrastructure.
How many participants per session?
3 to 10 participants at most. This deliberate limit ensures everyone can ask questions, adapt the exercises to their context and get a detailed answer.
What is the evening format?
The evening format spreads the same course over 4 sessions of 3.5 hours (14 hours in total), in the evening from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Same content, same labs, same price, so you can build skills without taking days off.
How does payment work?
Courses are invoiced on quote, by bank transfer. Payment in instalments is possible. We issue a training agreement for companies that want their training department to cover the cost.
Interested in this course?
Join the next session or request a tailored in-company session.
What participants say
Complete, 100% hands-on NetBox course. In 2 days we modelled our whole network infrastructure and connected the API to our Ansible playbooks. Khaled really knows the field, no theoretical slides.NetBox
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