netbox/docs/models/core/datasource.md
Jeremy Stretch 77b9820577
Closes #18287: Enable periodic synchronization for data sources (#18747)
* Add sync_interval to DataSource

* Enqueue a SyncDataSourceJob when needed after saving a DataSource

* Fix logic for clearing pending jobs on interval change

* Fix lingering background tasks after modifying DataSource
2025-03-03 09:29:40 -05:00

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# Data Sources
A data source represents some external repository of data which NetBox can consume, such as a git repository. Files within the data source are synchronized to NetBox by saving them in the database as [data file](./datafile.md) objects.
## Fields
### Name
The data source's human-friendly name.
### Type
The type of data source. Supported options include:
* Local directory
* git repository
* Amazon S3 bucket
### URL
The URL identifying the remote source. Some examples are included below.
| Type | Example URL |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Local | file:///path/to/my/data/ |
| git | https://github.com/my-organization/my-repo |
| Amazon S3 | https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/my-bucket-name/ |
### Status
The source's current synchronization status. Note that this cannot be set manually: It is updated automatically when the source is synchronized.
### Enabled
If false, synchronization will be disabled.
### Ignore Rules
A set of rules (one per line) identifying filenames to ignore during synchronization. Some examples are provided below. See Python's [`fnmatch()` documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html) for a complete reference.
| Rule | Description |
|----------------|------------------------------------------|
| `README` | Ignore any files named `README` |
| `*.txt` | Ignore any files with a `.txt` extension |
| `data???.json` | Ignore e.g. `data123.json` |
### Sync Interval
!!! info "This field was introduced in NetBox v4.3."
The interval at which the data source should automatically synchronize. If not set, the data source must be synchronized manually.
### Last Synced
The date and time at which the source was most recently synchronized successfully.