Installing the App in Nautobot¶
Here you will find detailed instructions on how to install and configure the App within your Nautobot environment.
Prerequisites¶
- The app is compatible with Nautobot 2.0.0 and higher.
- Databases supported: PostgreSQL, MySQL
Note
Please check the dedicated page for a full compatibility matrix and the deprecation policy.
Install Guide¶
Note
Apps can be installed from the Python Package Index or locally. See the Nautobot documentation for more details. The pip package name for this app is nautobot-welcome-wizard
.
The app is available as a Python package via PyPI and can be installed with pip
:
To ensure Welcome Wizard is automatically re-installed during future upgrades, create a file named local_requirements.txt
(if not already existing) in the Nautobot root directory (alongside requirements.txt
) and list the nautobot-welcome-wizard
package:
Once installed, the app needs to be enabled in your Nautobot configuration. The following block of code below shows the additional configuration required to be added to your nautobot_config.py
file:
- Append
"welcome_wizard"
to thePLUGINS
list. - Append the
"welcome_wizard"
dictionary to thePLUGINS_CONFIG
dictionary and override any defaults.
# In your nautobot_config.py
PLUGINS = ["welcome_wizard"]
# PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
# "welcome_wizard": {
# "enable_devicetype-library": True,
# "enable_welcome_banner": True,
# }
# }
Once the Nautobot configuration is updated, run the Post Upgrade command (nautobot-server post_upgrade
) to run migrations and clear any cache:
Then restart (if necessary) the Nautobot services which may include:
- Nautobot
- Nautobot Workers
- Nautobot Scheduler
App Configuration¶
The app behavior can be controlled with the following list of settings:
Key | Example | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
enable_devicetype-library |
True |
True |
If enabled, the device type git repository will be automatically added for you. |
enable_welcome_banner |
True |
True |
If enabled, the Welcome Wizard banner will display on the home screen for authenticated users. |