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Nautobot Digital Twin User Guide

This temporary page is the user-facing documentation entry point for Nautobot Digital Twin.

What it is

Nautobot Digital Twin creates disposable lab environments from Nautobot source-of-truth data so you can test topology and intended configuration workflows safely.

Core user workflows

  • Start a digital twin from a supported Location.
  • Monitor running deployments from the Digital Twin deployment views.
  • Push intended configs to a running deployment when Golden Config is enabled.
  • Stop a deployment manually or rely on configured auto-destroy timers.

Prerequisites

  • Nautobot app is installed and enabled (nautobot_digital_twin in PLUGINS).
  • Backend connectivity is available (containerlab SSH or eveng API).
  • Platform mappings and optional config filters are configured in PLUGINS_CONFIG.

Source docs

Until the app hosts its full MkDocs site in-repo, detailed pages are maintained in: