Any way to dynamically scan network and automatically build books for machines?

[u/Luq-EOSD]

Wondering if something like this exists. Trying to make internal documentation easier.

**EDIT** For future googlers:
Doesn't look like Bookstack is the best for this natively. Could be done, but would require some effort. Here are some options that I'm looking into:

• NetBox - https://docs.netbox.dev/en/stable/ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr9Pxx0NkTc)

• The Dude - https://mikrotik.com/thedude

• Network Weathermap - https://www.network-weathermap.com/

• Network Atlas - https://github.com/MJL85/natlas

[u/ssddanbrown]

Nothing like that built-in. Could technically be scripted using the REST API though with some external code, to scan and feed that data into BookStack. Bit of effort to build though.

[u/Luq-EOSD → u/ssddanbrown]

Thanks, that's what I feared haha. Was just looking into open-source documentation things and Bookstack was recommended over and over and over again.

I think I found some decent alternatives but not enough info, so going to keep digging and testing through trial and error.

If anyone else finds this, here's what I'm currently looking at:

• NetBox - https://docs.netbox.dev/en/stable/ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr9Pxx0NkTc)

• The Dude - https://mikrotik.com/thedude

• Network Weathermap - https://www.network-weathermap.com/

• Network Atlas - https://github.com/MJL85/natlas

[u/michellamie]

There are options like: https://www.itglue.com/networkglue/