added option "secured_connections", shell script, README updated

.gitignore

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 config.py
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
+.idea/
 *.py[cod]

README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ First time user? Copy the config.py.example file to config.py. This file is used
 cp config.py.example config.py
 ```
 
+#### Possible configurations
+SSL check can be disabled for using the script in local environment. (Not recommended for productive systems)
+```
+secured_connections = False
+```
+
 ### Set environment variables
 Set the following environment variables
 ```
@@ -73,15 +79,20 @@ To make the user experience easier you could add a custom link that redirects us
 ```
 python3 netbox_zabbix_sync.py
 ```
+
+## Running the script as Shell Script
+```
+./netbox-zabbix-sync.sh
+```
 ### Flags
-|  Flag | Option  |  Description |
-| ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
-|  -c | cluster | For clustered devices: only add the primary node of a cluster and use the cluster name as hostname. |
-|  -H | hostgroup | Create non-existing hostgroups in Zabbix. Usefull for a first run to add all required hostgroups. |
-|  -l | layout | Set the hostgroup layout. Default is site/manufacturer/dev_role. Posible options (seperated with '/'): site, manufacturer, dev_role, tenant |
-|  -v | verbose | Log with debugging on. |
-|  -j | journal | Create journal entries in Netbox when a host gets added, modified or deleted in Zabbix |
-|  -p | proxy-power | Force a full proxy sync (includes deleting the proxy in Zabbix if not present in config context in Netbox) |
+| Flag | Option      | Description                                                                                                                                 |
+|------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| -c   | cluster     | For clustered devices: only add the primary node of a cluster and use the cluster name as hostname.                                         |
+| -H   | hostgroup   | Create non-existing hostgroups in Zabbix. Usefull for a first run to add all required hostgroups.                                           |
+| -l   | layout      | Set the hostgroup layout. Default is site/manufacturer/dev_role. Posible options (seperated with '/'): site, manufacturer, dev_role, tenant |
+| -v   | verbose     | Log with debugging on.                                                                                                                      |
+| -j   | journal     | Create journal entries in Netbox when a host gets added, modified or deleted in Zabbix                                                      |
+| -p   | proxy-power | Force a full proxy sync (includes deleting the proxy in Zabbix if not present in config context in Netbox)                                  |
 
 #### Hostgroup
 In case of omitting the -H flag, manual hostgroup creation is required for devices in a new category.

config.py.example

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Set Options (Not recommended for productive use)
+secured_connections = True
+
 # Set template and device Netbox "custom field" names
 template_cf = "zabbix_template"
 device_cf = "zabbix_hostid"

netbox-zabbix-sync.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export ZABBIX_HOST="https://zabbix.local"
+export ZABBIX_USER="username"
+export ZABBIX_PASS="Password"
+export NETBOX_HOST="https://netbox.local"
+export NETBOX_TOKEN="secrettoken"
+
+python3 netbox_zabbix_sync.py

netbox_zabbix_sync.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pyzabbix import ZabbixAPI, ZabbixAPIException
 try:
     from config import *
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    print(f"Configuration file config.py not found in main directory."
+    print(f"Configuration file config.py.example not found in main directory."
            "Please create the file or rename the config.py.example file to config.py.")
     sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ def main(arguments):
     netbox_token = environ.get("NETBOX_TOKEN")
     # Set Netbox API
     netbox = api(netbox_host, token=netbox_token, threading=True)
+    # Set Connection Rules
+    if not secured_connections:
+        netbox.http_session.verify = False
     # Check if the provided Hostgroup layout is valid
     if(arguments.layout):
         hg_objects = arguments.layout.split("/")
@@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ class NetworkDevice():
             # Set Netbox custom field to hostID value.
             self.nb.custom_fields[device_cf] = int(self.zabbix_id)
             self.nb.save()
-            msg = f"Created host {self.name} in Zabbix."
+            msg = f"Created host {self.name} in Zabbix and edited the custom field in the netbox with {self.nb.custom_fields[device_cf]}"
             logger.info(msg)
             self.create_journal_entry("success", msg)
         else:

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-pynetbox
-pyzabbix
+pynetbox~=7.0.1
+pyzabbix~=1.3.0
+
+config~=0.5.1