Installing optional packages

[BriacD]

I'm attempting to set up a git repo as a remote data source. I noticed in the documentation that the required packaged for this, dulwich, is no longer included in 3.6>

I'm having trouble understanding how to install and set up references to the package in question.

Per the documentation: The boto3 and dulwich packages are no longer installed automatically. If needed for S3/git remote data backend support, add them to local_requirements.txt to ensure their installation.

I've installed the packed via this documentation: https://www.dulwich.io/docs/
and updated my local_requirements via this command: sudo sh -c "echo 'dulwich' >> /opt/netbox/local_requirements.txt"

Yet my data source is still failing to sync. I do not know if there is a way to find some logs on the failure but obviously I'm doing something wrong.

Any help would be appreciated.

[abhi1693]

Did you restart netbox services after the install?

[BriacD]

Sorry. I did. Forgot to mention that.

[jeremystretch]

You need to run the upgrade script again after adding the package to requirements.txt local_requirements.txt. If it's still not working, verify that dulwich is actually getting installed in the NetBox virtual environment.

[BriacD]

Gotcha.
Just so I understand, I also need to include the reference within /opt/netbox/requirements.txt as well as /opt/netbox/local_requirements.txt ?

[BriacD]

Scratch that. I do not it would seem. It synced!

Thanks for the quick and helpful response.

[jeremystretch]

Sorry, I meant local_requirements.txt, not requirements.txt! You should never need to modify requirements.txt (although pip will install packages listed in either file).

[BriacD]

Understood. Thanks again.