installation on the same host with Netbox

[ArturLorek]

Hi;
I read in your WiKi that it is recommended to have these scripts on a separate box to Netbox installation. yet I understand it is only recommended, not mandatory. In case of havin them on the same host - would I point in the var.ini to http://127.0.0.1 for netbox url or shall the actual IP of the host be used instead of the localhost / loopback address ??
Please advise
Artur

[lukify85]

I use a dockerized version of netbox, therefore I would use the actual IP (or IP:port if not using port 80/443) within the var.ini. You really can use either, but if you are communicating container to container, you would always have them communite using the host IP, not localhost. The traffic uses the TCP/IP stack for transmission regardless of whether you use IP, 127.0.0.1, or localhost, but only you would know the appropriate config based on whether you are using natively installed applications or containerized applications.

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[LoH-lu]

I can confirm that, from a security standpoint, it's best to run this script on a separate server.

The answer from @lukify85 is excellent and should address your concerns. I hope this helps!