Create Common Repo of Mostly Used Devices Images #4119

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opened 2025-12-29 18:33:15 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @nanisyako on GitHub (Sep 20, 2020).

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  • Python version: 3.6
  • NetBox version: 2.9.3

Proposed Functionality

Create a device images pool for mostly used devices across netbox users.

Use Case

Instead of downloading each server/network device images seperately, we can select from the drop-down available images when we are creating device types.

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adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 18:33:15 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2020):

First, this isn't really the appropriate forum for suggestions like this: GitHub issues should be limited to features/bugs in NetBox itself. The mailing list would be a better place.

Second, this idea has been floated before, however such images are typically not licensed for free redistribution. Rather, they are copyrighted works which only the producer (typically a vendor) has the right to distribute. This precludes the possibility of compiling a community-maintained repository.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2020): First, this isn't really the appropriate forum for suggestions like this: GitHub issues should be limited to features/bugs in NetBox itself. The mailing list would be a better place. Second, this idea has been floated before, however such images are typically not licensed for free redistribution. Rather, they are copyrighted works which only the producer (typically a vendor) has the right to distribute. This precludes the possibility of compiling a community-maintained repository.
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Reference: starred/netbox#4119