Phpipam for DHCP management

[buddyjoe]

Hello,

Is this possible and if yes, how to use the phpipam (https://phpipam.net/) as the interface for the DHCP management?

Has anyone of you ever been implementing it in Foreman?
I suspect that Foreman will have to connect to the API and query for the free ip addresses, but I have never been doing this before and I am curious, if anyone of you can share the experience.

Thanks for any input!

Regards.

[Gwmngilfen]

I’m not aware of anyone working on it, but as you can see from the list of plugins there are already several backend implementations for things like Infoblox etc, so it should be possible.

If writing such a plugin interests you, then looking at the GitHub repos for those plugins is a good start, and if you have questions, wander over to the #development category for a chat

[grizzthedj]

Just as FYI – Development will be started on this soon!

New Plugin: foreman_phpipam

I am going to start development shortly on building a new Foreman new plugin that will integrate with the open source tool phpIPAM(https://phpipam.net/) for IP Address Management. Based on my research, it seems that such a plugin does not exist, and there is not anything currently in development at this time. Please advise if this is not the case. Our primary use case is to have phpIPAM determine what the next available IP Address will be when provisioning new hosts. Subnets in Foreman will b…