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Closes #20206: Clarifies django-storages configuration from env vars

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Jason Novinger
2025-09-11 08:48:14 -06:00
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!!! note
Any keys defined in the `STORAGES` configuration parameter replace those in the default configuration. It is only necessary to define keys within the `STORAGES` for the specific backend(s) you wish to configure.
### Environment Variables and Third-Party Libraries
NetBox uses an explicit Python configuration approach rather than automatic environment variable detection. While this provides clear configuration management and version control capabilities, it affects how some third-party libraries like `django-storages` function within NetBox's context.
Many Django libraries (including `django-storages`) expect to automatically detect environment variables like `AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME` or `AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID`. However, NetBox's configuration processing prevents this automatic detection from working as documented in some of these libraries.
When using third-party libraries that rely on environment variable detection, you may need to explicitly read environment variables in your NetBox `configuration.py`:
```python
import os
STORAGES = {
'default': {
'BACKEND': 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage',
'OPTIONS': {
'bucket_name': os.environ.get('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME'),
'access_key': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
'secret_key': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
'endpoint_url': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL'),
'location': 'media/',
}
},
'staticfiles': {
'BACKEND': 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage',
'OPTIONS': {
'bucket_name': os.environ.get('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME'),
'access_key': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
'secret_key': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
'endpoint_url': os.environ.get('AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL'),
'location': 'static/',
}
},
}
```
This approach works because the environment variables are resolved during NetBox's configuration processing, before the third-party library attempts its own environment variable detection.
!!! warning "Common Gotcha"
Simply setting environment variables like `AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME` without explicitly reading them in your configuration will not work. The variables must be read using `os.environ.get()` within your `configuration.py` file.
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