diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 60f007946..93e125079 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,12 +4,14 @@  -NetBox is an infrastructure resource modeling (IRM) tool designed to empower -network automation, used by thousands of organizations around the world. -Initially conceived by the network engineering team at -[DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/), NetBox was developed specifically -to address the needs of network and infrastructure engineers. It is intended to -function as a domain-specific source of truth for network operations. +NetBox is the leading solution for modeling and documenting modern networks. By +combining the traditional disciplines of IP address management (IPAM) and +datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) with powerful APIs and extensions, +NetBox provides the ideal "source of truth" to power network automation. +Available as open source software under the Apache 2.0 license, NetBox is +employed by thousands of organizations around the world. + + Myriad infrastructure components can be modeled in NetBox, including: @@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ Myriad infrastructure components can be modeled in NetBox, including: * Virtual machines and clusters * IP prefixes, ranges, and addresses * VRFs and route targets +* L2VPN and overlays * FHRP groups (VRRP, HSRP, etc.) * AS numbers * VLANs and scoped VLAN groups @@ -45,11 +48,13 @@ customized and extended through the use of: NetBox also features a complete REST API as well as a GraphQL API for easily integrating with other tools and systems. +The complete documentation for NetBox can be found at [docs.netbox.dev](https://docs.netbox.dev/). +A public demo instance is available at [demo.netbox.dev](https://demo.netbox.dev). + NetBox runs as a web application atop the [Django](https://www.djangoproject.com/) Python framework with a [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) database. For a -complete list of requirements, see `requirements.txt`. The code is available [on GitHub](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox). - -The complete documentation for NetBox can be found at [docs.netbox.dev](https://docs.netbox.dev/). A public demo instance is available at https://demo.netbox.dev. +complete list of requirements, see `requirements.txt`. The code is available +[on GitHub](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox).