Topology Background

[andersmonteiro]

Is it possible to add a background image to the topology?

[mattieserver]

It is possible, I am just not sure how good it will look.

Do you have an example image I could use to test (so you can view how it looks before I make the feature available)

[andersmonteiro]

I have a network that connects some states. My idea was to be able to insert a 1080p image or superior (cause of zoom) to insert a map and put the network items on top in overlay.

I don't have a specific image at the moment because I haven't defined it yet, but I'll send it as I imagined

[mattieserver]

I will have to check if this will work. In the solution I had now the background stayed the same even when you zoomed in, so the location would not be correct depending on how far you are zoomed in. Outlook voor Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> downloaden

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[tim427]

I really like the idea! Would be interesting to actually use a real map (OpenStreetMap or GoogleMaps), based on the location coordinates, already present in the database.

[nonsbe]

I suppose the original idea was to create hierarchy-level based topology drawings. Not topologies based on physical locations.

[tim427]

I suppose the original idea was to create hierarchy-level based topology drawings. Not topologies based on physical locations.

I fully agree with this. But when this route is taken (based on some sort of coordinates on a background), I think it would be cool to use real coordinates on a real map, instead of background.

[nikor30]

Yes having stacked background images would be great, open street map would be maybe nice if you have interconnects between sites

[packe1bb]

What would be really nice, would be if it integrated with Google Maps and used the device location coordinates documented within Netbox.

[DonMusto]

What would be really nice, would be if it integrated with Google Maps and used the device location coordinates documented within Netbox.

I cannot second this enough!

[mattieserver]

I created https://github.com/mattieserver/netbox-geographical-views for this.
Will try to get a first release later this month.

[dreng]

Since the project at https://github.com/mattieserver/netbox-geographical-views hasn't been started yet and @drygdryg began working on such a plugin (https://github.com/drygdryg/netbox-plugin-device-map), I suggest to bundle the potential instead of splitting work capacity into several projects. Either we can contribute in @drygdryg's project or he can contribute to our project.

In general, I see some difficulties with the proposed feature. While I tought about a feature like that myself a long time ago, I had something like a floor plan in mind (similar to what Ubiquiti provides in their Unifi Controller). It would be difficult to combine both ideas. The same would apply to different locations and sites where you need to provide a map each.

[joaolucasmacedo]

I agree wit you @dreng in everything. I think they would combine both plugins. Or, maybe, use device-map code as a base for geographical views.
Also, I think that topology and a map view are different but complementary things.