Documentation

Install it and see for yourself.

How to deploy SAMURAI, what it needs, and how licensing works. You can have it running before you ever talk to us.

Quick start

The whole install is one container. Pull the image, run it and open the dashboard. Most deployments are showing data about five minutes later.

  1. 01Pull beyrak44/samurai from Docker Hub
  2. 02Run the container on a single VM (the database is inside it)
  3. 03Open the dashboard and add your first devices
  4. 04Background sync keeps the data current from then on
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What it runs on

FootprintOne container on a single VM
DatabaseIncluded in the image, nothing to set up
Device accessRead-only, through show commands and vendor APIs
InternetNot required. Runs fully air-gapped
VendorsCisco APIC, NDO, FMC/FTD, ASA, ISE, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Juniper SRX, VyOS, VMware vCenter, routers & switches

Security

TelemetryNone. Nothing phones home
CredentialsDevice credentials are encrypted at rest (AES-256)
NetworkRuns entirely inside your network, including air-gapped ones
Access controlRole-based permissions, with LDAP and SSO sign-in

Licensing and pricing

Trying it costs nothing. The Docker Hub image comes with a test license, and you don’t have to give us an email. Production is licensed per deployment and priced by device count. Ask for a quote and you’ll usually have it within 24 hours.

Evaluation

  • Free test license, no email needed
  • Every feature, running on your own devices
  • Self-hosted, so your data stays on your network

Production

  • One license per deployment, priced by device count
  • No per-user seats and no usage metering
  • Quotes usually within 24 hours

Common questions

How much does SAMURAI cost?

Evaluating it is free. The Docker Hub image includes a test license, and you don’t need to give us an email. Production is licensed per deployment and priced by device count, with no per-user seats or usage metering. Ask for a quote through the contact form and you’ll usually hear back within 24 hours.

Is there a free version of SAMURAI?

There’s a free test license for evaluation on the Docker Hub page, no email needed. It unlocks every feature on your own devices. Running it in production needs a per-deployment license.

How long does deployment take?

Usually about five minutes until you’re looking at data. It’s one docker run on a single VM, and the database is already inside the image.

Does SAMURAI change anything on my devices?

No. It only reads: show commands over SSH and read calls to vendor APIs. It never pushes configuration.

What data leaves my network?

None. SAMURAI is self-hosted and sends no telemetry. It runs on air-gapped networks too, with an offline copy of the IEEE OUI database.

How it works inside

Longer write-ups on the engineering, by the people who built it.