From 7b5625a722a9b3e69636ffe3a89b9d314a1ce8e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kkthxbye <>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:19:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add management command for clearing cache

---
 netbox/extras/management/commands/clearcache.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 netbox/extras/management/commands/clearcache.py

diff --git a/netbox/extras/management/commands/clearcache.py b/netbox/extras/management/commands/clearcache.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22843c490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/extras/management/commands/clearcache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """Command to clear the entire cache."""
+    help = 'Clears the cache.'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        cache.clear()
+        self.stdout.write('Cache has been cleared.', ending="\n")

From 9f3846ec5f3d9f8fdb0b9758e00d81b0df623989 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kkthxbye <>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:19:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Clear the cache when running the upgrade script

---
 upgrade.sh | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/upgrade.sh b/upgrade.sh
index 61e6106cd..161d65e32 100755
--- a/upgrade.sh
+++ b/upgrade.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ COMMAND="python3 netbox/manage.py clearsessions"
 echo "Removing expired user sessions ($COMMAND)..."
 eval $COMMAND || exit 1
 
+# Clear the cache
+COMMAND="python3 netbox/manage.py clearcache"
+echo "Clearing the cache ($COMMAND)..."
+eval $COMMAND || exit 1
+
 if [ -v WARN_MISSING_VENV ]; then
   echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
   echo "WARNING: No existing virtual environment was detected. A new one has"