Update NetBox census endpoint hostname #9777

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opened 2025-12-29 21:22:29 +01:00 by adam · 0 comments
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Originally created by @jeffgdotorg on GitHub (May 31, 2024).

Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub.

Proposed Changes

Proposed change

  • Update the value of CENSUS_URL in netbox/netbox/settings.py to https://census.netbox.oss.netboxlabs.com/api/v1/

Changes to workflows
None. The new hostname resolves to the same set of IP addresses as the current census.netbox.dev record.

Changes to data models
None.

Changes to the user interface*
None.

Justification

The census endpoint has lived on NetBox Labs-hosted infrastructure for months, providing 24x7 SRE coverage and unburdening the NetBox maintainer team. The previous census hostname was at first mirroring requests to the new endpoint, and later had its DNS RRs updated to resolve to the new endpoint's IP addresses. This change completes the cutover going forward.

Existing installations of historical NetBox releases will continue to use census.netbox.dev, which will continue to resolve to the new endpoint, providing uninterrupted service.

Originally created by @jeffgdotorg on GitHub (May 31, 2024). Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub. ### Proposed Changes **Proposed change** - Update the value of `CENSUS_URL` in `netbox/netbox/settings.py` to `https://census.netbox.oss.netboxlabs.com/api/v1/` **Changes to workflows** None. The new hostname resolves to the same set of IP addresses as the current `census.netbox.dev` record. **Changes to data models** None. **Changes to the user interface*** None. ### Justification The census endpoint has lived on NetBox Labs-hosted infrastructure for months, providing 24x7 SRE coverage and unburdening the NetBox maintainer team. The previous census hostname was at first mirroring requests to the new endpoint, and later had its DNS RRs updated to resolve to the new endpoint's IP addresses. This change completes the cutover going forward. Existing installations of historical NetBox releases will continue to use `census.netbox.dev`, which will continue to resolve to the new endpoint, providing uninterrupted service.
adam added the status: acceptedtype: housekeepingcomplexity: low labels 2025-12-29 21:22:29 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 21:22:30 +01:00
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Reference: starred/netbox#9777