Network Automation is cross between two disciplines of Infrastructure Networks and Programming, this list was created to as a one-stop shop to find the information.
- [Network to Code Slack](http://slack.networktocode.com) - NTC Slack is the home/pseudo-home to many popular repo's (NAPALM/netmiko/netbox/nsot) and over 4000 members around Network Automation.
- [Salt Networks](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/salt-networks) - The goal of this group is to have a central place to communicate goals about network device automation with SaltStack.
- [Salt Users](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/salt-users) - The official forum of the Salt community.
- [Ansible Fest](https://www.ansible.com/ansiblefest) - AnsibleFest is a day-long conference bringing together Ansible users, developers and industry partners to share best practices, case studies and Ansible news.
- [London Network Automation Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/London-Network-Automation-Meetup/) - A community of network engineers, who have interest in the new buzz of network automation.
- [NANOG](https://www.nanog.org) - North American Network Operators' Group with fair share of automation presentations/discussions.
- [Network to Coders Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Network-to-Coders/) - Maybe this can pressure NTC to finally setup an event for the 140+ NTC meetup members.
- [puppetconf](https://puppet.com/puppetconf) - A 3 day event including community discussions, presentations, and training.
- [SaltStack NYC Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/SaltStack-NYC/) - Local NYC SatlStack user meetup.
- [Tech Field Day](http://techfieldday.com/) - Field Day events bring together innovative IT product vendors and independent thought leaders to share information and opinions in a presentation and discussion format.
- [Mircea Ulinic](http://mirceaulinic.us14.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=4d3e65e9c470a62dc341ce797&id=bd27d97b29) - Learn more about cross-vendor event-driven network automation and orchestration.
- [Python for Network Engineers](https://pynet.twb-tech.com/class.html) - You will learn skills that make you better at network automation and that improve your capability to use programming to scale your work.
- [GNS3 Academy - Instructor David Bombal](http://academy.gns3.com/courses/author/12794) - Number of courses, but offer an inexpensive set of intros to Ansible for Network Engineers and Python for Network Engineers.
- [Network automation at scale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99jHvkVM0Dk), Mircea Ulinic, NANOG 69, February 2017 [slide deck](https://www.nanog.org/sites/default/files/1_Ulinic_Network_Automation_At_v1.pdf).
- [NAPALM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93q-dHC0u0I), David Barroso, Elisa Jasinska, NANOG 64, June 2015 [slide deck](https://www.nanog.org/sites/default/files/meetings/NANOG64/1043/20150601_Jasinska_Network_Automation_And_v1.pdf).
- [How Facebook Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Network](https://ripe71.ripe.net/archives/video/152/), Jose Leitao, David Rothera, RIPE71, November 2015 [slide deck](https://ripe71.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/4-DR-NMS-ng-v2.pdf).
- [What Is NetDevOps](https://ripe71.ripe.net/archives/video/154/), Leslie Carr, RIPE71, November 2015 [slide deck](https://ripe71.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/54-LeslieCarr_What_is_NetDevOps_Why_RIPE71.pdf).
- [Abstract all the things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym5kFJhCLJc), David Barroso, SDN and Network Automation Meetup, Stockholm, June 2016 [presentation](https://www.dravetech.com/presos/abstraction.html).
- [Securing Network Automation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXvJMv13t3A), Ivan Pepelnjak, Troopers 2017, March 2017 [slide deck](https://www.troopers.de/downloads/troopers17/TR17_Securing_Network_Automation.pdf).
- [Mircea Ulinic](https://mirceaulinic.net/) - Random thoughts of Mircea Ulinic. May include event-driven network automation, vendor bashing or machine learning (TBD).
- [Sample YAML documents describing common data structures](https://github.com/ipspace/NetOpsWorkshop/tree/master/YAML) - YAML examples curtosey of Ivan Pepelnjak.
- [YAML idiosyncrasies](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/troubleshooting/yaml_idiosyncrasies.html) -- Document with the most common YAML idiosyncrasies, hosted under the SaltStack docs, but not specific to Salt or any other tool.
- [Learn Python the Hardway](https://learnpythonthehardway.org) - Learn Python The Hard Way takes you from absolute zero to able to read and write basic Python to then understand other books on Python.
- [Awesome Python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python) - A curated list of awesome Python frameworks, libraries, software and resources.
- [Python Programming Guides and Tutorials - Python Central](http://pythoncentral.io/) - The site's blog authors are experienced Python programmers and enthusiasts from all over the globe, eager to share their know-how about the scripting language.
- [Arista EAPI](https://eos.arista.com/arista-eapi-101/) - The Arista Command eAPI is a simple and complete API that allows you to configure and monitor your Arista switches.
- [Cisco IOS-XR](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios_xr_sw/iosxr_r4-1/xml/programming/guide/xl41apidoc.html) - Cisco IOS-XR API Docs only.
- [XR-Docs](https://xrdocs.github.io) - Documentation Blogs and Tutorials on all things IOS-XR An Open, Extensible and Stable Cloud-Scale Network Operating System.
- [NX_API Coming soon]() - Coming Soon.
- [Cisco NX-API](https://developer.cisco.com/site/nx-api/) - Main DEVNET page for NX-API docs.
- [EXOS REST API](https://github.com/extremenetworks/EXOS_Apps/tree/master/REST) - Documentation and examples for ExtremeSwitching ExtremeXOS RESTCONF API.
- [EXOS JSONRPC Interface](https://github.com/extremenetworks/EXOS_Apps/tree/master/JSONRPC) - Documentation and examples for ExtremeSwitching ExtremeXOS JSONRPC API.
- [EXOS Python API](https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/python/) - Documentation for writing Python applications that run on ExtremeXOS based switches.
- [Getting Started with the ios_config Ansible Module](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLUgDmvHDI) - Getting Started with the ios_config Ansible Module.
- [Using Chef Client with Cisco NX-OS](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/programmability/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Programmability_Guide_7x/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Programmability_Guide_7x_chapter_01110.html) - Using Chef Client with Cisco NX-OS
- [Managing a Cisco switch with Puppet](http://www.scottyob.com/2012/12/08/my-experiences-of-managing-a-cisco-switch-with-puppet/) - My experiences of managing a Cisco switch with Puppet.
- [Napalm-Salt Repository](https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm-salt) - The NAPALM-Salt Repository.
- [Salt in 10 minutes](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/tutorials/walkthrough.html) - Salt in 10 minutes.
- [Salt high availability and fault tolerance](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/highavailability/index.html) - Salt high availability and fault tolerance.
- [Salt RIPE-74](https://ripe74.ripe.net/presentations/18-RIPE-74-Network-automation-at-scale-up-and-running-in-60-minutes.pdf) - Event-driven network automation using Salt: up and running in 60 minutes.
- [Salt 2016.11](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/develop/topics/releases/2016.11.0.html#network-automation-napalm) - Salt 2016.11 (Carbon) release notes.
- [Salt 2017.7](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/develop/topics/releases/2017.7.0.html#network-automation) - Salt 2017.7 (Nitrogen) release notes.
- [SaltStack fundamentals](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/getstarted/fundamentals/) - Getting Started Guide walks you through the fundamental concepts you need to learn as you start using SaltStack.
- [StackStorm Repository](https://github.com/StackStorm/st2) - StackStorm (aka "IFTTT for Ops") is event-driven automation commonly used for auto-remediation, security responses, facilitated troubleshooting, complex deployments, and more. Includes rules engine, workflow, 1800+ integrations, native ChatOps and so forth.
- [StackStorm Installer](http://docs.stackstorm.com/install/index.html) - Ready to install StackStorm? Here’s an overview of how to get your system up and running.
- [Stackstorm Docs](https://docs.stackstorm.com) - Latest Version Documentation.
- [StackStorm Intro on Software Gone Wild](http://blog.ipspace.net/2016/11/stackstorm-101-on-software-gone-wild.html) - SGW team talk with StackStorm (including Matt Oswalt) to discuss StackStorm.
- [Netshot](http://www.netfishers.onl/netshot) - Network Configuration and Compliance Management Software.
- [NSOT](https://github.com/dropbox/nsot) - Network Source of Truth (NSoT) a source of truth database and repository for tracking inventory and metadata of network entities to ease management and automation of network infrastructure.
- [ToDD](https://github.com/toddproject/todd) - ToDD is an extensible framework for providing natively distributed testing on demand.
- [Trigger](https://github.com/trigger/trigger) - Trigger is a robust network automation toolkit written in Python that was designed for interfacing with network devices and managing network configuration and security policy.
- [Apstra's Aeon-ZTPS](https://github.com/Apstra/aeon-ztps) - Aeon-ZTPS is a universal Zero-Touch-Provisioning server for data center infrastructure systems at b. Currently supports the bootstraping of Arista EOS, Cisco NX-OS, and Cumulus Linux.
- [FreeZTP](https://github.com/PackeTsar/freeztp) - FreeZTP is an open-source Zero-Touch Provisioning system for Cisco IOS campus switches and routers.
- [Hierarchical Configuration](https://github.com/netdevops/hier_config) - Hierarchical Configuration is a python library that is able to take a running configuration of a network device, compare it to its intended configuration, and build the remediation steps necessary bring a device into spec with its intended configuration.
- [Napalm](https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm) - NAPALM (Network Automation and Programmability Abstraction Layer with Multivendor support) is a Python library that implements a set of functions to interact with different router vendor devices using a unified API.
- [SEC - Simple Event Correlator](http://simple-evcorr.github.io/) - SEC is an event correlation tool for advanced event processing which can be harnessed for event log monitoring, for network and security management, for fraud detection, and for any other task which involves event correlation.
- [Napalm-Ansible](https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm-ansible) - Collection of ansible modules that use napalm to retrieve data or modify configuration on networking devices.
- [napalm-install-formula](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/napalm-install-formula) - Salt formula to simplify the installation of the necessary packages and system dependencies for NAPALM.
- [napalm-ntp-formula](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/napalm-ntp-formula) - Formula to manage the NTP configuration on network devices, following the OpenConfig system YANG model.
- [f5-common-python](https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-common-python) - Python SDK for configuration and monitoring of F5 BIG-IP devices via the iControl REST API.
- [napalm-logs](https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm-logs) - Cross-vendor normalisation for network syslog messages, following the OpenConfig and IETF YANG models.
- [NetSpark-Scripts](https://github.com/admiralspark/NetSpark-Scripts) - Netmiko-based scripts to assist the Network Administrators and Engineers of the world!
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) - Docker is a software technology providing operating-system-level virtualization also known as containers, promoted by the company Docker, Inc.
- [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) - Vagrant enables users to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable development environments.
- [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) - VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
- [Vmware ESXi](https://www.vmware.com/products/esxi-and-esx.html) - VMware ESXi is a purpose-built bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto a physical server.
- [Mininet](http://mininet.org/) - Mininet creates a realistic virtual network, running real kernel, switch and application code, on a single machine (VM, cloud or native), in seconds, with a single command.
- [Gerty](https://github.com/ssinyagin/gerty) - Universal framework for device management automation. Eventually a replacement for RANCID... and much more.
- [Jazigo](https://github.com/udhos/jazigo) - Jazigo is a tool written in Go for retrieving configuration for multiple devices, similar to rancid, fetchconfig, oxidized, Sweet.
- [RANCID](http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid) - RANCID monitors a router's (or more generally a device's) configuration, including software and hardware (cards, serial numbers, etc) and uses CVS (Concurrent Version System), Subversion or Git to maintain history of changes.
- [bluecat](https://www.bluecatnetworks.com/products/ip-address-management/) - BlueCat provides network intelligence and insight into the relationship between devices, users and IP addresses that can be put into action to improve security and ensure reliable, always-on business connectivity.
- [Device42](https://www.device42.com) - Automatically maintain an up-to-date inventory of your physical, virtual, and cloud servers and containers, network components, software, services, applications, and their inter-relationships and inter-dependencies. Integrations, REST APIs and webhooks to automate your workflows with a modern CMDB as a single source of truth. Comes with powerful Data Center Infrastructure Management, IP Address Management and Application Mappings. Mostly leverages SNMP or vendor provided APIs that are well adopted/documented.
- [nipap](http://spritelink.github.io/NIPAP/) - nipap is a sleek, intuitive and powerful IP address management system built to handle large amounts of IP addresses.
- [phpipam](https://phpipam.net/) - phpipam is an open-source web IP address management application (IPAM). Its goal is to provide light, modern and useful IP address management.
- [TeemIP](https://sourceforge.net/projects/teemip/) - TeemIp is an open source, WEB based, IP Adress Management (IPAM) tool that provides comprehensive IP Management capabilities. It allows you to manage your IPv4 and IPv6 spaces through a simple and powerful user interface: track user requests, discover and allocate IPs, manage your IP plan and your subnet space in accordance with best in class IP Management practices.
- [Solarwinds](http://www.solarwinds.com/network-configuration-manager) - Automated network configuration and compliance management.
- [ManageEngine](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/) - Network Configuration Manager is a multi vendor network change, configuration and compliance management (NCCCM) solution for switches, routers, firewalls and other network devices.
- [Rconfig](http://www.rconfig.com/) - Free, open source network device configuration management tool, customizable to your needs!
- [Git Pocket Guide](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000561) - This pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job companion to Git, the distributed version control system. It provides a compact, readable introduction to Git for new users, as well as a reference to common commands and procedures for those of you with Git experience.
- [Mastering Python Networking](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/mastering-python-networking?utm_source=github&utm_medium=repository&utm_campaign=9781784397005) - Become an expert in implementing advanced, network-related tasks with Python.
- [Network Automation at Scale](http://www.oreilly.com/webops-perf/free/network-automation-at-scale.csp) - An introduction and practical look at using Salt to automate your network at scale, in a free ebook from O'Reilly.
- [Anuta Networks](http://www.anutanetworks.com/ncx-overview/) - Anuta NCX delivers network service orchestration for greenfield and brownfield deployments. NCX is an intent-driven platform with YANG service models for multiple domains such as Branch/CPE, Data Center, Virtual MPLS, Carrier Core Networks and Cloud Interconnects. NCX has built-in YANG device models for PNFs and VNFs from 35+ industry leading vendors supporting hundreds of L2-L7 network functions using CLI, NETCONF, YANG, REST and SNMP. See the complete [list](http://www.anutanetworks.com/managed-devices/).
- [Apstra](http://www.apstra.com/products/) - The Apstra Operating System (AOS) is a vendor-agnostic distributed operating system for the data center network that enables business agility, dramatically scales operational efficiency, and reduces downtime.
- [Glue](http://gluenetworks.com/about-us-the-glue-team/) - With Gluware, the Glue Networks vision and team are continuing to trail-blaze at the forefront of the networking industry with multi-vendor orchestration solutions for Data Center, WAN and LAN networks.
- [Intelliment](http://www.intellimentsec.com/) - Intelliment Security helps Network Operations teams to provide an application connectivity self-service for their agile customers, reducing firewall policy provisioning time while avoiding mistakes and ensuring the continuous enforcement of compliance guidelines. Inteliment works across both physical legacy infrastructure and virtualized silos, allowing them speak to each other.
- [NetYCE](https://netyce.com/) NetYCE lets you be in control of any and all of your networks, using its unique Design Driven Networking approach. Not stopping at network devices, but orchestrate end-to-end including firewalls, DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) and other 3rd party tooling. Deploy your networks as Designed.
- [PacketFront](https://pfsw.com/resources/network-orchestration/) - PacketFront BECS and BBE is a vendor-agnostic network, service and resource orcestration system for residential, enterprise and data center networks.
- [Cisco Merkai](https://meraki.cisco.com/) - Cisco Meraki is the leader in cloud controlled WiFi, routing, and security. Secure and scalable, Cisco Meraki enterprise networks simply work.
- [Cisco Viptela](http://viptela.com/) - Viptela provides Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that allows global companies to build cost-effective WANs.
- [Software Gone Wild](https://www.ipspace.net/Podcast/Software_Gone_Wild) - Software Gone Wild is focusing on architectures, solutions and technologies that real networking engineers use in production networks.
- [Packet Pushers Datanauts 80](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/datanauts-080-network-automation-telemetry/) - The Current State Of Network Automation & Telemetry.
- [Packet Pushers Show 176](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-176-intro-to-python-automation-for-network-engineers/) - Intro to Python & Automation for Network Engineers.
- [Packet Pushers Show 333](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-333-orchestration-vs-automation/) - Automation & Orchestration In Networking.
- [Packet Pushers Show 351](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-351-design-build-13-network-orchestration-salt/) - Design & Build 13: Network Orchestration with Salt.
- [Packet Pushers Show 353](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-353-business-impact-network-automation/) - The Business Impact Of Network Automation.
- [Packet Pushers PQ Show 81](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/pq-show-81-network-testing-todd/) - Network Testing With ToDD.
- [Packet Pushers PQ Show 99](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/pq-show-99-netmiko-napalm-network-automation/) - Netmiko & NAPALM For Network Automation.
- [Packet Pushers PQ Show 116](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/pq-show-116-practical-yang-network-automation/) - Practical YANG For Network Automation.
- [Packet Pushers PQ Show 198](http://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-198-kirk-byers-network-automation-python-ansible/) - Kirk Byers on Network Automation with Python & Ansible.
- [Podcast__init Episode 117](https://www.podcastinit.com/napalm-with-david-barosso-and-mircea-ulinic-episode-117/) - NAPALM with David Barroso and Mircea Ulinic.
- [Talk Python to me #128](https://talkpython.fm/episodes/embed_details/128) - Pythonic Networks with NAPALM.
