netbox-community-netbox/docs/installation/postgresql.md

NetBox requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. MySQL is not supported, as NetBox leverage's PostgreSQL's built-in network address types.

Installation

Debian/Ubuntu

# apt-get install -y postgresql libpq-dev python-psycopg2

CentOS/RHEL

# yum install -y postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel python-psycopg2
# postgresql-setup initdb

If using CentOS, modify the PostgreSQL configuration to accept password-based authentication by replacing ident with md5 for all host entries within /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf. For example:

host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5
host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5

Then, start the service:

# systemctl start postgresql

Database Creation

At a minimum, we need to create a database for NetBox and assign it a username and password for authentication. This is done with the following commands.

!!! danger DO NOT USE THE PASSWORD FROM THE EXAMPLE.

# sudo -u postgres psql
psql (9.3.13)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=# CREATE DATABASE netbox;
CREATE DATABASE
postgres=# CREATE USER netbox WITH PASSWORD 'J5brHrAXFLQSif0K';
CREATE ROLE
postgres=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE netbox TO netbox;
GRANT
postgres=# \q

You can verify that authentication works issuing the following command and providing the configured password:

# psql -U netbox -h localhost -W

If successful, you will enter a postgres prompt. Type \q to exit.