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**NMaaS** is a **[GÉANT](https://www.geant.org)** project from the **NMaaS Platform** is actively developed and maintained as part of the [GÉANT GN5-1](https://geant.org/gn5-1/) project co-funded by the European Union.
**[GÉANT fourth programme](https://www.geant.org/Projects/GEANT_Project_GN4-3)** (GN4-3)
NMaaS components are open-source licensed under the Apache 2.0 Licence.
## Useful links ## Useful links
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## Project members ## Project members
Work in progress - [Frederic Loui](https://github.com/frederic-loui) (RENATER, France)
- [Lukasz Lopatowski](https://github.com/llopat) (Poznan Supercomputing and Network Center, Poland)
- [Vojdan Kjorveziroski](https://github.com/korvoj) (Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia)
Follow the information on the [contact](./contact.md) page to reach us!
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- [nmaas@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas@lists.geant.org): If you want to reach NMaaS project coordinators - [nmaas@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas@lists.geant.org): If you want to reach NMaaS project coordinators
- [nmaas-users@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas-users@lists.geant.org): Discussion related to NMaaS usage - [nmaas-users@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas-users@lists.geant.org): Discussion related to NMaaS usage
- [nmaas-dev@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas-dev@lists.geant.org): Discussion related to NMaaS development - [nmaas-dev@lists.geant.org](mailto:nmaas-dev@lists.geant.org): Discussion related to NMaaS development
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## How can I start monitoring my infrastructure with NMaaS? ## How can I start monitoring my infrastructure with NMaaS?
The GÉANT NMaaS production service is available at https://nmaas.eu where users have the possibility to log in with their eduGAIN accounts. The GÉANT NMaaS production service is available at https://nmaas.eu where users have the possibility to log in with their eduGAIN accounts.
However in order to be able to deploy network management applications user needs to be assigned to a domain. However, in order to be able to deploy network management applications user needs to be assigned to a domain.
In order to request new dedicated domain creation refer to question <i>"How can I request creation of new NMaaS domain for my NREN/Institution/Project?"</i> In order to request new dedicated domain creation refer to question <i>"How can I request creation of new NMaaS domain for my NREN/Institution/Project?"</i>
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<div style="margin-left: 20px"> <div style="margin-left: 20px">
<li>a list of individuals that need access to the applications deployed in the new NMaaS domain, including their full names and email addresses.</li> <li>a list of individuals that need access to the applications deployed in the new NMaaS domain, including their full names and email addresses.</li>
</div> </div>
</details> </details>
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## **Overview** ## **Overview**
The cost and complexity of developing and integrating in-house network management may be too high for many NRENs, The cost and complexity of developing and integrating in-house network management may be too high for many NRENs (National Research and Education Networks), Institutions, projects or teams. Off-the-shelf solutions might not be suitable and might be costly.
Institutions, projects or teams. Off-the-shelf solutions might not be suitable and might be costly.
Network Management as a Service (NMaaS) aims to support these users in providing an effective, efficient network Network Management as a Service (NMaaS) aims to support these users in providing an effective, efficient network and service management platform. NMaaS enables management and monitoring of user networks through on-demand deployment of network management tools in a Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure. Using a multi-tenant approach and software based VPNs, each NREN or Institution has private access to their network management systems and services from a highly available cloud based platform.
and service management platform. NMaaS enables management and monitoring of user networks through on-demand deployment
of network management tools in a Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure. Using a multi-tenant approach and software based
VPNs, each NREN or Institution has private access to their network management systems and services from a highly
available cloud based platform.
NMaaS is meant for smaller and emerging NRENs, campuses, small organisations or distributed research projects that may NMaaS is meant for smaller and emerging NRENs, campuses, small organisations or distributed research projects that may have limited resources to develop and/or maintain their own NMS infrastructure or planned to outsource these activities. By using a shared and supported platform, Institutions can focus solely on the monitoring and management of their service components. It is also suitable for use in those NRENs which provide campus network management service (CNaaS) to their institutions. Using NMaaS, NRENs can easily provide per-campus network management software instances.
have limited resources to develop and/or maintain their own NMS infrastructure or planned to outsource these activities.
By using a shared and supported platform, Institutions can focus solely on the monitoring and management of their
service components. It is also suitable for use in those NRENs which provide campus network management service (CNaaS)
to their institutions. Using NMaaS, NRENs can easily provide per-campus network management software instances.
NMaaS (https://nmaas.eu) is offered within the GÉANT project as a production service since December 2018. Currently, ## Managed NMaaS
the portfolio of tools offered by NMaaS consists of 28 applications including Oxidized, LibreNMS, Prometheus, Grafana,
Zabbix, NetBox and others.
## **Reference documentation** NMaaS (https://nmaas.eu) is offered within the GÉANT project as a [managed service](https://docs.nmaas.eu/managed-nmaas/introduction/) since December 2018. Currently, the portfolio of tools offered by NMaaS consists of over 30 applications including Oxidized, LibreNMS, Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, NetBox and others.
This page is still being populated with up to date NMaaS news and documentation. For additional information visit our ## Self-hosted NMaaS
GÉANT project [website](https://wiki.geant.org/display/NMAAS).
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# Introduction to Managed NMaaS # Introduction to Managed NMaaS
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Work in progress. Content will be provided soon!
# List of Supported Applications # List of Supported Applications
This is a continously updated list of currently supported applications on NMaaS. Note that not all applications are supported across all environments, some are supported only on the managed server, while others can only be supported on self-hosted installations. This is a continuously updated list of currently supported applications on NMaaS. Note that not all applications are supported across all environments, some are supported only on the managed server, while others can only be supported on self-hosted installations.
| No | Application name | Helm chart name | App Version (Helm chart version given in brackets) | Environment | | No | Application name | Helm chart name | App Version (Helm chart version given in brackets) | Environment |
|:--:|:------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|-----------------------| |:--:|:------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|-----------------------|
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| 30 | CTFd | nmaas-ctfd | 3.5.1 (1.0.1); | :warning: Self-Hosted | | 30 | CTFd | nmaas-ctfd | 3.5.1 (1.0.1); | :warning: Self-Hosted |
| 31 | JuiceShop | nmaas-juiceshop | 14.5.1 (1.0.0); | :warning: Self-Hosted | | 31 | JuiceShop | nmaas-juiceshop | 14.5.1 (1.0.0); | :warning: Self-Hosted |
| 32 | Adminer | nmaas-adminer | 4.8.1 (3.0.0); | Managed + Self-Hosted | | 32 | Adminer | nmaas-adminer | 4.8.1 (3.0.0); | Managed + Self-Hosted |
| 33 | Changedetection.io | nmaas-changedetection | 0.44.1 (1.0.2); | Managed + Self-Hosted | | 33 | Changedetection.io | nmaas-changedetection | 0.44.1 (1.0.2); | Managed + Self-Hosted |
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