Getting Started

What NetStacks is: the free NetStacks Terminal desktop app, the self-hosted NetStacks Controller for teams, how the two connect, and the browser-based web terminal.

Download and install NetStacks Terminal on macOS, Windows or Linux, what happens on first launch, how automatic updates work, and how the Controller is installed.

Your first 15 minutes with NetStacks Terminal: create the vault, set up AI, add a credential profile and a session, connect, ask the AI about the output and map your network.

Point NetStacks Terminal at your organization's Controller: set the Controller URL, verify and trust its certificate, sign in, switch organizations and return to standalone mode.

The background process that powers NetStacks Terminal in standalone mode: what it does, how it is secured, where it stores your data, and how to back up and restore it.

How NetStacks Terminal connects to external systems: API Resources, the built-in NetBox, LibreNMS and Netdisco integrations, and using any REST API through Quick Calls, Enrichment and MOP steps.

Supported operating systems and architectures for NetStacks Terminal, optional tools, network access, and what a NetStacks Controller server needs.

Where to read the NetStacks Terminal source code, the license it is published under (Elastic License 2.0), the vault cryptography library, and how the Controller is licensed.